The Saukiog tribe (sometimes spelled Sickaog or Suckiaug
) was a
Native American people who lived in the
Hartford, Connecticut vicinity circa the early
17th century
The 17th century lasted from January 1, 1601 ( MDCI), to December 31, 1700 ( MDCC). It falls into the early modern period of Europe and in that continent (whose impact on the world was increasing) was characterized by the Baroque cultural movem ...
.
The Saukiog spoke an
Algonquian dialect and were part of the
Algonquian confederation.
In 1636 sachem (chief) Sequassen sold their land to the British.
Some Saukiog may have subsequently joined the
Mattabeseck Mattabesset was a region and settlement once occupied by Algonquian language-speaking Native Americans called the Wangunk, along the Connecticut River. The Mattabesset River reaches the Connecticut River near Middletown, Connecticut. European se ...
and, after 1650, the
Pocumtuc tribes.
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Native American history of Connecticut
Native American tribes in Connecticut
Algonquian ethnonyms
Extinct languages of North America
Languages attested from the 17th century
Languages extinct in the 17th century