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Resource Database Search Methods - use two search engines, External (Google) & NW Internal - results may vary
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Google Search Engine - use as an alternative to NW Internal Search Engine.
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Resources: 2 listings
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- Native American Clashes with European Settlers
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US - Northeast |
- West Virginia Archaeological Research Library - Emergence of Tribes By 1600, organized tribes such as the Delaware and Shawnee had moved into present-day West Virginia. In addition, the powerful Iroquois Confederacy began exerting its influence on the region. The Confederacy was an alliance of five Iroquois-speaking nations -- Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca -- formed in present-day New York in the late 1500s. In 1722, the Tuscaroras joined the Iroquois Confederacy, which became known as the Six Nations. When Europeans first explored western Virginia in the late 1600s, they discovered few Native Americans. Historian Otis Rice suggests this absence was due to the Five Nations, "which sought domination of the Ohio Valley as part of their effort to control the fur trade with the Dutch, and later the British.
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- Native American Communities in West Virginia
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US - Northeast |
- In West Virginia, the contemporary Native American population can best be described as a statewide community, consisting of a far-reaching network of individuals with Native American ancestry. Historically, numerous tribes traveled through the state, and many individuals escaped into West Virginia to avoid persecution and forced migration.
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