Kinwaw Paskestikweya | |
|---|---|
 The three Piscataway tribal leaders representing the Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory, Piscataway-Conoy Tribe of Maryland, and Cedarville Band of Piscataway received official recognition as tribes from the State of Maryland in 2012. Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is 2nd from right. | |
| Total population | |
| est. 4,103 Piscataway Indian Nation 500[3] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Maryland) | |
| Languages | |
| English, formerly Piscataway | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, big house religion. | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mattawoman, Patuxent, Doeg, Nanticoke, Yaocomico |
The Piscataway /pɪsˈkætəˌweɪ/ pih-SKAT-ə-WAY or Piscatawa /pɪsˈkætəˌweɪ, ˌpɪskəˈtɑːwə/ pih-SKAT-ə-WAY, PIH-skə-TAH-wə,[4] are Native Americans. They spoke Algonquian Piscataway, a dialect of Nanticoke. One of their neighboring tribes, with whom they merged after a massive decline of population following two centuries of interactions with European settlers, called them the Conoy.
Two major groups representing people who identify as Piscataway descendants received state recognition as Native American tribes in 2012: the Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory[5][6] and the Piscataway Conoy Tribe of Maryland.[5][7] Within the latter group was included the Piscataway Conoy Confederacy and Sub-Tribes and the Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians.[5][8] All these groups are located in Southern Maryland. None are federally recognized.
- ^ "Rebuttal of the Thomas Ford Brown Paper: 'Ethnic Identity Movements and the Legal Process: The Piscataway Renascence, 1974-2000'". Archived from the original on 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
Piscataway Nation and Tayac Territory, accessed 8 Oct 2009 - ^ "Howard Libit, Piscataway Conoy continues tribal-status effort: Bill aims to circumvent rejections by 2 governors". Archived from the original on 2011-06-04. Retrieved 2009-08-15. Baltimore Sun, 4 Mar 2004, accessed 8 Oct 2009
- ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2015-03-09., Piscataway Indians
- ^ Proctor, Natalie; and Proctor, Crystal (2014). Interview: Piscataway Indians. DC Women Eco-leaders Project. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
We are /pɪsˈkætəˌweɪ/ Indians, and that is actually the English way to say the name, and—/ˌpɪskəˈtɑːwə/.
- ^ a b c Witte, Brian (2012-01-09). "Md. Formally Recognizes two American Indian Groups". NBC Washington. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ^ "Piscataway Indian Nation and Tayac Territory". (retrieved 4 Jan 2011)
- ^ "Piscataway Conoy Tribe of Maryland". (retrieved 4 Jan 2011)
- ^ "The Cedarville Band of Piscataway Indians". Retrieved 4 January 2011.