| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85089695 |
| Organization name | Nanticoke indians |
| Other names | Nanticock |
| Org type | Indian group |
| Bio notes | Autonym Nentego. An Algonquian-speaking people historically located in Chesapeake Bay and Delaware. Their first European contact was John Smith in 1608. In 1684, they reached an agreement with the British and settled on a reservation between the Chicacoan Creek and Nanticoke River in Maryland. To offset the ensuing tide of settlers, the Nanticoke purchased 3,000 acres of additional land in Somerset County, Maryland. After a failed attempt at uprising in 1742, some moved up to the Juniata River in Pennsylvania and joined the Piscataway Tribe. They sold the reservation in 1768. Having sided with the British in the Revolutionary War, many relocated to Fort Niagara and later Brandtford, Ontario after 1778 to escape American pressure. Others stayed at Buffalo River, New York, or chose to move with the Lenape to Oklahoma in 1867. |
| Citations | http://www.nanticokeindians.org/page/history ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanticoke_tribe ; see Handbook if need more details |
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