Who are the M'heakannuck? Muhheakannuck Nations at Nu Schodack?

Muhheakannuck Nations at Nu Schodack

Who are the M'heakannuck?

     The M'heakannuck Nations at Nu Schodack are related multi-generational families whose ancesters lived in what is now the northeastern United States prior to the European influx in the 1600s, especially in 
New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and in eastern Canada.
                                                                                                                           We are still here.
     The family of the Sagamore Michael J. D'Amico, 
   Tunxis M'heakannuck, began returning to 
Manhattan, the Bronx and other parts of New York City
     from Farmington, CT in the 1920s. 
               Some of the ancestors had joined relatives in Farmington, CT 
 as a result of the "Dutch Wars" 
beginning with the 1643 Pavonia Massacre  near the 
present day Pine Street and Johnston Avenue intersection  in Jersey City, New Jersey, 
during the term of the New Amsterdam 
Governor, Willem Kieft.  

      Muhheakannituck:  The river that ebbs and flows,
         named for the people who ebb and flow

     The people in Farmington, CT,  originated with the migration of Mahican and Esopus families [formerly the Rabbit clan of the Munsee] from what is now the Kingston, NY area. They were families from the Esopus River area as well as families of the M'hiacan proper. Both groups were from what was then Nu Schodack. This was prior to the Haudenosaunee decision and efforts to be peaceful.  

They were called Tunxis or Watunxis Esopus in the Treaty of Farmington* of 1640 and included families from 34 different nations living there at that time. These include other Algonquin nations, the Six Nations, as well as other Iroquoian related people such as Windent, Eire, etc., four L/D/Nakota nations, plus Ute, Piute, Shoshone, Dine, and others who had traveled east while hunting and stayed.     
Other families are located in northwestern Connecticut [the 4 Sisters], Hartford, CT [Luc-Luc band], eastern Massachusetts, the Greater New York Metropolitan region, Syracuse, Maine, Florida, and the West Coast.      

* The Farmington Treaty of 1640 is no longer found [not even when mentioned by us] by the dominant culture.

Where we come from:

The M'heakannuck do not have a creation story like other nations. We moved prior to the disaster which destroyed the land where we were living. We were aware of the dangers to our culture and our survival. 
We had our stories from prior to our move to the island continent. Our prepared moves are probably one of the reasons we remember more than many.  

Remembering is an accepted task given prior to the disaster (about 12,000 years ago).
Several versions of the story of our origins have been included as they contain different information. Perhaps some day they will be combined. 

This information has been passed from generation to generation for millenia in our language. 
The variations in details are due to increased ability to remember as energy levels rise and to decreased caution, while still hiding right out in the open. 

Major Clans:  Wolf, Hawk, Bear

The bear is the leadership/medicine clan of the M'heakannuck. The wolf clan is predominantely along the M'heakannituck.
The bird nations live along the Atlantic coast.There was a disagreement between wolf and bird clans long ago.
 Must not have been important. Issue long forgotten.

Muhheakannuck Nations at Nu Schodack

Who are the M'heakannuck?

Where we come from:

Love Banishes Fear

Muhheakannuck Nations at Nu Schodack