The Matapeake were a group of
Native Americans living on
Kent Island, Maryland
Kent Island is the largest island in the Chesapeake Bay and a historic place in Maryland. To the east, a narrow channel known as the Kent Narrows barely separates the island from the Delmarva Peninsula, and on the other side, the island is sepa ...
at the time of English colonization in 1631. Their chief village was on the southeast side of the island.
They were an
Algonquian-language tribe and were related to the
Nanticoke Nanticoke may refer to:
* Nanticoke people in Delaware, United States
* Nanticoke language, an Algonquian language
* Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape, a state-recognized tribe in New Jersey
Place names Canada
* Nanticoke, Ontario
** Nanticoke Generating S ...
, another
Algonquian-language tribe.
Matapeake, Maryland Matapeake is an unincorporated community located south of Stevensville on Kent Island, Maryland, United States.
It is named for the historic Matapeake tribe, who lived there at the time of English colonization in 1631. Their chief village was on t ...
, a small unincorporated town in Maryland, was named for the Matapeake.
See also
*
Native American tribes in Maryland
The land that is now the State of Maryland in the United States of America was widely populated by indigenous tribes prior to European arrival, however only 1.0% of the state's population self-reported as Native American in the 2010 United Stat ...
References
External links
History of Kent Island
Extinct Native American tribes
Eastern Algonquian peoples
Kent Island, Maryland
Native American tribes in Maryland
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