| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044624 |
| Organization name | Erigas indians |
| Other names | Erie |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | Also known as the Erie, Erieehronon, and Riqueronon (among other variations), this Iroquian-speaking tribe lived on the south shore of Lake Erie in what is today western New York, northwestern Pennsylvania, and northern Ohio. They had very little direct contact with Europeans, so their historical record is limited. In 1654, the Iroquois launched a war campaign that devestated several Erie villages. The tribe scattered in places as various as Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania in the late 17th century, or were absorbed mostly by the Seneca. |
| Citations | Handbook of the North American Indians Northeast ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erie_people |
A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804