Susquehannock

Also known as Andastoerrhonon, Conestoga, Sasquehanna Indians

The Susquehannock, also known as the Conestoga, Minquas, and Andaste, were an Iroquoian people who lived in the lower Susquehanna River watershed in what is now Pennsylvania. Their name means “people of the muddy river.”

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Ethnic group.group: Susquehannock
Ethnic group.image: Susquehannock lang.png
Ethnic group.caption: Historical distribution of the Susquehannock language
Ethnic group.population: Estimated 2,000 in 1600; now extinct as a tribe
Ethnic group.regions: New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland
Ethnic group.religions: Indigenous and Roman Catholic
Ethnic group.languages: Susquehannock
Ethnic group.related: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Erie, Neutral, Wendat, Wenrohronon, Petun, Tuscarora, & Cherokee

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Language
Names
History
Protohistory
European contact
Alliance with Maryland, 1651–1674
Diaspora
Conestoga Town
19th century
20th century
21st century
Culture
Legacy
Notes
References
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The Susquehannock were first described by John Smith, who explored the upper reaches of the Chesapeake Bay in 1608. The Susquehannocks were active in the fur trade and established close trading relationships with Virginia, New Sweden, and New Netherland. They were in conflict with Maryland until a treaty was negotiated in 1652, and were the target of intermittent attacks by the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois).