Accokeek tribe
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Extinct as a tribe | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Maryland | |
| Languages | |
| Algonquian | |
| Religion | |
| Native American religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Piscataway |
The Accokeek were a group of Native Americans living in Southern Maryland at the time of English colonization. They lived along the Potomac River in present-day Prince George's County, Maryland. They were an Algonquian-language tribe and were related to the Piscataway, another Algonquian-language tribe.
Accokeek, Maryland, a small unincorporated town in Maryland, was named for the Accokeek[1] tribe.
Accokeek means at the edge of the hill.
Sources
- The prehistoric people of Accokeek Creek, p. 25
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