Sacred Fire
Related Neighbors
When the Algonquins met Henry Hudson, all the natives were related.
Just a question of how.The European influx caused a major stirring of the pot, not only in bloodlines,
but also in values and traditions.
For example, when you entered someone else's territory, you generally sat down and waited. In some people's lands you built a small fire. In others, you just waited. No fire.
A delegation soon comes to learn the purpose of the visit and see what is needed.
What was the custom in your land? In your neighbor's?
Who remembers???
Algonquin Neighbors
Who are Algonquins?
Peoples whose group names end in ack, ock, uck, agh, augh, ugh, ough, etc., are most likely Algonquin, most likely M'hiacanuk.
Additionally, many whose group names begin with Wa- are also Algonquin.
Algonquins are basically people who live in the land of the white tail deer.
There was a great shift in population and poulation locations due to major earth change about 12,500 years ago. There have also been some major changes since.
The Wappingers and the Wabinaki are basically the same people: dawnlanders. They have developed multiple family lines over time.
The Wappingers, however, had an influx of Brazilian genes. Some indigenous were sent to Brazil, as well as to islands and other South American lands. A great number were captured, enslaved and shipped south during King Phillip's War, as well as at other times.
During the American Revolution, Brazilian M'hiacanuk returned, fought with George Washington and remained with the Wappingers. The main distinction between those who had been to Brazil and those who never left was the Brazilians went barefoot.
M'hiacanuk are the great canoe people.
[m', muh = Great; canu = Canoe, goes both ways; hea, hia is a connector.]
Massachusetts are M'hiacanuk from the greater Boston area closely related to the ones from the greater NYC area and the greater Albany area [Nu Schodack] at the time of the European influx.
Nipmuk live in central MA.
Ojibwe are the people who volunteered to move west from the Northeast in response to the Seven Fires Prophecy in order to preserve the culture.
Pocasetts
Pinnacook are the bird people
Pocumtuk
Podunk
Pokanokets
Schwano (Shawnee) are the southern door of the M'hiacanuk
Wampanoic/Wampanoag
Wanahbees lived north of the Huricanes in the Lake George area.
Watuk is Staten Island [not to be confused with Watunxis]
Watunxis originated as a cooperative effort of families of Esopus and Mahiacanuk proper living in the present day Kingston NY area who moved together to present day Farmington CT before the Haudenosaunee decided to be peaceful.
Notable leaders: Petrus (M'haicanu}, and Ahhamo (Esopus); the Hills;
ELiza Jane Kelley [1834-1908], the Keeper of the 11 burial grounds of Farmington.
According to local historians, Edward Kelley "was the last full blooded Tunxis." However, the Treaty of Farmington of 1640 [scrubbed from the internet] was signed by people from 34 different families [nations] living there as Tunxis. There were two totem poles on the banls of the Tunxis with 34 totems on them.
There was a large influx of Mohawks when the Haudenosaunee made sersious efforts to become paecrful with their neighbors.
And since Tunxis are a combination of Esopus and M'hiacanu proper, there has never been a full blooded Tunxis.