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What Native American tribes lived in New York?

New York is a state of the northeast United States. There are many famous Native American tribes who played a part in the history of the state and whose tribal territories and homelands are located in the present day state of New York. The names of the New York tribes included the Delaware, Erie, Iroquois, Mohawk, Oneida and Seneca.

What was the lifestyle of the New York Indians?

The American Native Indians who lived in what is now the present state of New York led a Stone Age lifestyle - they only had stone tools and weapons, had never seen a horse and had no knowledge of the wheel. The history of the New York Indians are detailed in this article.

What happened to the indigenous people of New York?

The Indigenous People of New York. From the mid to late 1700s, the Indian population had gradually dwindled as the lower River Indians suffered from smallpox, malaria, influenza and other diseases which were previously unknown to them. Entire villages were wiped out because the natives lacked immunity to the white man's diseases.

Who were the first Europeans to colonize New York State?

The first Europeans to make landfall in what is today New York State were actually the Dutch, not the English. By 1624 the Dutch had firmly established the colony called New Netherlands. The importance of New Netherlands' natural harbors and abundance of fish made it a target for other colonizing powers like the English.