Saukiog

Historical Native American tribe in Connecticut From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Saukiog was the Native American nation of a village of the same name, which was in the vicinity of what is now Hartford, Connecticut in the early 17th century.[1][2] The Saukiog are often presumed to be politically part of the Wangunk and Wappinger[2] however this is disputed.[3]

Name

Saukiog has also been spelled Suckiog,[2] Sicajoock,[3] Sickaog, Siacaog[4], Suckiaug,[5] and Suckiauk.[6] It translates as "Black Soil."[7]

Territory

The Saukiog lived in what is now Hartford, Connecticut, within the sachemship of the Saukiog, whose territory extended into present-day Hartford, Connecticut.[4]

Language

The Saukiog spoke an Algonquian dialect.[5]

History

In 1636, Sequassen, their sachem, sold their land to the British.[1]

References

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