Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, Maryland (U.S.)

Native American

Last modified: 2020-03-24 by rick wyatt
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image located by Valentin Poposki, 27 January 2020

• The band
• The flag
• The seal

See also:

• Index to North American Native Bands and Nations
• Maryland
• United States of America

The Band

Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians is unrecognized tribe in Maryland. This group of about 300 people are descendants of the original Nanticoke Indians, whose home was, and still is the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Their name, Nause-Waiwash (nah-soo WAY-wash), is a reference to two Nanticoke ancestral villages; one having been located along the Choptank River outside of Cambridge, MD and the other having been located outside Vienna, MD along the Nanticoke River. Based in Dorchester County, Maryland, the Nause-Waiwash are the remnants of what Europeans call Nanticoke, Choptank and Pocomoke tribes who fled into the marshes in the 1700s to avoid execution. These three names, Nanticoke, Choptank and Pocomoke, are the names of the three major rivers in the area, which are tributaries of the majestic Chesapeake Bay.
Valentin Poposki, 27 January 2020

The Flag

image located by Valentin Poposki, 27 January 2020

There are two flags. One is red with tribal seal in full color, and the other is red with small symbol and lettering. Image of the seal and photos of the flags attached.
Valentin Poposki, 27 January 2020

The Seal

image located by Valentin Poposki, 27 January 2020