Northeast Indian: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Indigenous peoples of the Northeast

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Map showing the distribution of Indigenous peoples of the Northeast Woodlands region in North America, with tribal names such as Algonquin, Ojibwa (Chippewa), Iroquois, Shawnee, and Powhatan labeled across present-day northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Major lakes and rivers are marked, and a red boundary outlines the general region inhabited by these groups.

Haudenosaunee Confederacy

wampum belt given to William Penn

Adirondack Mountains

Secoton, a Powhatan Village

Longhouse interior

Northeast Indian moccasins

Iroquois shoulder bag

roach-style hair common to Northeast Indian nations

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James Logan

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