OBSERVATIONS ON CERTAIN ANCIENT TRIBES 

 OF THE NORTHERN APPALACHIAN PROVINCE 



By Bernard G. Hoffman 



INTRODUCTION 



This paper is the outcome of a detailed study conducted on the 

 relationships between certain little-known tribes of the Appalachian 

 region which are implied or indicated by the historical sources. The 

 method employed is based upon the logical proposition that if A 

 implies B, and B implies C, then A implies C, and consists simply of 

 attempting to establish the identity of various pairs of the tribes in 

 question and then of studying the relationships implied by these 

 interconnections. 



Massawomeck 



Pocaughtawonauck 



omacK 



Erie 

 (Eriechronon) 



Richahecrian 



Black Minqua 



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Arrigahaga 

 Figure 16. — Diagram of name relationships. 



This procedure can be expressed graphically in a diagram such as 

 that presented in figure 16, which depicts the relationships to be 

 discussed. The point of entry here was a consideration of the name 



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