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Muhheakunneyuk (Mohicans)

Original location

The Hudson Valley from Saugerties to Glens Falls, excluding Mohawk Valley.

Southern borders:

Crugers Island, Red Hook town in Dutchess County, from there up the Hudson till approximate West Camp and between Kaaterskill, which is in Mohican territory, with the whole of Catskill Valley, and Sagers Killitje which is above the present town of Saugerties. The Catskill Valley was Mohican territory. The most northern part of Dutchess County and most of Greene County except the most southern part. The Mohicans southern neighbors were the Espachomy-Munsees (Esopus-Munsee) and Wappinger-Munsees.

Eastern borders:

Outside the watershed of Hudson, Hoosic, Walloomsac and Batten Kill Valleys, west of Green Mts. and excluding the Otter, Connecticut and Housatonic valleys. Roughly speaking, the eastern bank of Hudson River along with it's watershed. The Mohicans eastern neighbours were the Algonquian-speaking Sokokis and the Pocumtucs.

Northern borders:

The hills south of the Otter Valley. The Mohicans northern neighbors were the little known Algonquian-speaking Missisquoi (Missiassik) and Sokokis of the later Western Abenakis.

Southern borders:

In the mountains and hills between Catskill Valley, which is Mohican territory, and Schoharie Valley, a Mohawk territory, lay the border to Hoffmans Ferry on the Mohawk River. From that spot north between the watershed of Saratoga Lake, which belonged to the Mohicans, and the watershed of Great Sacandaga Lake, belonging to the Mohawks, to where Hudson River divides into the Sacandaga outlet and the northern part of Hudson River. From there the line lay in the hills just east of George Lake, which was Mohawk territory, to the southern tip of Lake Champlain. The Mohicans western neighbors were the Iroquoian-speaking Mohawks who formed the Eastern door of the Iroquois League.

Present location

Mohican Stockbridge-Munsee

(Mohican c.70%, Munsee c.20%, Wappinger-Munsee etc. c.10%)

In this group the Mohicans are probably around 70% and the Munsees 20%. The Wappinger-Munsees formed a sizable group but until further research has been done on this I will estimate them to be around 10%. Some individuals or small groups of New England tribes may have found their way into this group. The Munsees were the last group to join the Mohicans.

Rt. 1, Bowler, Wisconsin 54416, USA

Tel.: (715) 793-4111

Reservation Area: 16.000 acres (64.750 km²).

Moravian of the Thames (Moraviantown)

(Munsee 50-60%, Unalimi 30-40%, Mohican 10%)

Munsee (most populous), Unalimi-Lenape, Mohican etc.

Orford tp., Kent County, Ontario, Canada

Reservation Area: 3.025 acres (12.242 km²)

Delaware-Munsee of the Six Nations Reserve

(Munsee 50%, Mohican 35%, Unalimi 15%) or (Munsee 65%, Mohican 35%)

This group is mainly made up of Munsee and Mohican descendants, with the Munsee probably being more numerous. Into this group mingled a few Delawares probably speaking the Unalimi-dialect, but there are some indications that these may not have been Unalimis but instead Munsee-speaking traditional families from the New York Bay region.

Ohsweken, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada

Brotherton (Brothertown) Indians of Wisconsin

(Mohegan-Pequot, Potatuck-Paugusset, etc.)

In this group descendants of Mohegans are most numerous, with descendents of Potatuck-Paugussets and Pequots coming next. The rest of the tribe are descendents of various New England (Narragansetts, Nipmucs, etc.) and Long Island tribes. Individuals of Mohican ancestry may also have intermarried into this group while the two were living in New York and Wisconsin.

Route 4, Box 90-1, Arbor Vitae, Wisconsin 54510, USA

People of Mohican ancestry may also be found among folks of mixed Indian-European-African ancestry in the Hudson Valley, as well as among the St. Francis Abenaki people. Individuals may probably also be found with the Schaghticokes of Connecticut (Mohegans, Pequots, Potatucks-Paugussets), and the Ramapo Mountain People (Munsee (Espachomy-Munsee, Hackensack-Munsee, Potatucks-Paugussets)) of New York and New Jersey.