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Record 1 2021-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inhabitant Names and Names of Peoples
OBS

An important Iroquoian tribe located along the Susquehanna River in New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Now extinct ... they were known at various times by several different names, including Sasquehannock, Conestoga, Andaste and Minquas.

OBS

Confronted with [the Mohawk threat to destroy them], the Hurons attempted to conclude alliances with the Susquehannahs and the Onondagas.

Key term(s)
  • Sasquehannock
  • Conestoga
  • Andaste
  • Minquas

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms d’habitants et noms de peuples
OBS

Devant [la menace d'un anéantissement], les Hurons tentèrent de conclure des alliances avec les Susquehannahs et les Onondagas.

Spanish

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