Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Metoac is a term erroneously used to describe Native Americans on Long Island in New York, in the belief that bands were distinct tribes of this location. Scholars now understand that these historic peoples were part of two major cultural groups: the Lenape and Pequot peoples, both part of the Algonquian languages family. The amateur anthropologist Silas Wood published a book in the 19th century mistakenly claiming that several American Indian tribes were distinct to Long Island, New York.. }
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- Metoac comment "Metoac is a term erroneously used to describe Native Americans on Long Island in New York, in the belief that bands were distinct tribes of this location. Scholars now understand that these historic peoples were part of two major cultural groups: the Lenape and Pequot peoples, both part of the Algonquian languages family. The amateur anthropologist Silas Wood published a book in the 19th century mistakenly claiming that several American Indian tribes were distinct to Long Island, New York.".