The Tutelo Spirit Adoption Ceremony
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The Tutelo were a Native American people who lived along the Appalachian fall line in what is now parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. They spoke a dialect of the Siouan language and called themselves Yesan. In the late 17th century, pressure from early English settlers as well as Seneca Iroquois prompted them to join other Virginian Siouan tribes in Virgina; and the collective tribes became know as the Nahyssan. By 1740, they migrated north into Pennsylvania to seek protection from other Native American opponents. In 1753, they were adopted into the Cayuga tribe.Category
Native Americans