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Generalized Locations of Indigenous Territories and 21st-Century Indigenous Nations

This map provides an overview of territorial boundaries and locations of present-day Indigenous Nations and communities whose ancestral lands lie within what is now New York. The territorial boundaries depicted are not intended to be definitive. They were derived from multiple sources, including secondary and conglomerate maps available in the public domain. State Museum staff obtained locations of present-day Indigenous Nations through county, state, and federal land records and digital Geographic Information Systems (GIS) files. For New York State cities, the population numbers were obtained from the 2022 US Census Bureau QuickFacts population estimates. The population figures specifically reflect the count of individuals who identify as “American Indian and Alaska Native alone.” For Canadian cities, the population numbers are sourced from the 2016 Census of Population compiled by Statistics Canada.