Indians, this care and protection was in the territory and on the island of the

of the islands." (Historical Magazine, The statements of the Dutch i, 89). confirm this interpretation. historians

latter.

der Donck and Wassenaar agree that there were four languages spoken by the natives, namely, the Manhattan,

compared with the Albany Records, that the name Manhattan, is *' from or after the tribe of savages among whom the " nor Dutch made their first settlement ;

'the

with that contained in a paper describing New Netherland (Documentary History, iv, 115): "So called from the people which inhabited the main land on the east side of the river."

from

Menohhunnet,

which

in

Van

" With Minqua, Savanoo, and Wappinoo. Manhattan," says Van der Donck,

"weinclude those who live in the neigh boring places along the North river on

Long Island and at the Neversink."

De

Rasieres, writing in 1628, as a personal witness,

says

"

:

Up the river the east

high, full of trees, and in some places there is a little good land, where side

is

Under this explanation there

is

no contradiction in the statements of Hudson, De Laet and other writers, as

*

History of Westchester County.

" Whereupon two canoes full of men, with their bowes and arrowes shot at us

THE INDI4N TRIBES

it

was also at this point that he

first

dropped anchor on his as

They held occupation of Manhattan island cending vpyage. and had there villages which were occupied while on hunting and fishing excursions. In Breeden Raedt their name is given as the Reckewackes, and in the treaty of 1643, it is said that " declared he was dele Oritany, sachem of the Hackinsacks,