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The Indigenous peoples of Maryland are the tribes who historically and currently live in the land that is now the State of Maryland in the United States of America. These tribes belong to the Northeastern Woodlands, a cultural region. Only 2% of the state's population self-reported as having Native American ancestry in the 2020 US census.
The U.S. Navy tugboat Choptank was named after the tribe. It served from 1918 until 1946. [15] The towns of Choptank, Maryland, and Choptank Mills, Delaware, [16] are named after the river. Fictional members of the tribe are characters in the early chapters of James Michener's 1978 novel, Chesapeake.
The Mattawoman (also known as Mattawomen) were a group of Native Americans living along the Western Shore of Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay at the time of English colonization. They lived along Mattawoman Creek in present-day Charles County, Maryland .
Pages in category "Native American history of Maryland" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1666 Articles of Peace and Amity was a treaty signed on 20 April 1666 between the English colony of Maryland and 12 Eastern Algonquian-speaking Indigenous nations, including the Piscataway, Anacostanck, Doegs, Mikikiwomans, Manasquesend, Mattawoman, Chingwawateick, Hangemaick, Portobackes, Sacayo, Panyayo, and Choptico.
The Chaptico, also known as the Cecomocomoco, [1] were a group of Native Americans who lived along the Southwestern shore of the Chesapeake Bay in what is today St. Mary's County, Maryland. They were loosely dominated by the Patuxent in the pre-colonial time.
Today, the Piscataway Indian Nation is an emergent Indigenous presence in its Chesapeake homeland. The Piscataway Indian tribal nation is enjoying a renaissance. [10] The Piscataway Indian Nation members are among the 25,000 self-identified Native Americans in Maryland.
The Matapeake (also known as the Monoponson) were an Indigenous Algonquian people who lived on Kent Island, which they referred to as Monoponson in their language.The Matapeake, along with the Choptank, Lenape, and Nanticoke, were the four most prominent Algonquian tribes living in Maryland.