| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85079852 |
| Organization name | Mahican Indians |
| Other names | Mohican;River Indians |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | Also known as Mohican. An Algonquian-speaking tribe situated in the upper Hudson valley of New York. In the fur-trading era of the 17th century, they were a regional power that rivaled the Mohawks and worked as trade middlemen with the Europeans. In the 18th century, however, European and Iroquois pressure caused the Mahican to migrate into western New England and settle at Stockbridge, Massachusetts (1738), where many converted to Christianity and became known as the “Stockbridge Indians.” Missionizing among other Mahican groups also intensified in the 1740s. The Mahican fought on the side of the colonists in the Revolutionary War. In the 1780s, the Stockbridge accepted an Onedia offer to share their New York territory and relocated accordingly, where they established the European-modeled agricultural town of New Stockbridge. In the 1820s and 30s, they moved to Wisconsin and lived with the Munsees. |
| See also | Brothertown indians |
| Citations | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahican ; http://www.britannica.com/topic/Mohican ; http://www.mohican.com/originearlyhistory/ ; Handbook of the North American Indians |
Baltimore Yearly Meeting Indian Committee Minutes, 1795-1815
A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804
Jacob Lindley's Account, 1793