Nentego

Nentego was the name used by the Nanticoke, an Algonquian-speaking people of the eastern Chesapeake Bay. Their leader Unnacokasimon made peace with Maryland's government in 1668, and a reservation was defined on the Nanticoke River in 1684.

Faced with encroaching settlers, some moved to Pennsylvania in 1744 with permission from the Iroquois. During the American Revolution, Nanticoke allied with Britain, and in 1778 some moved north to Fort Niagara; others later settled on the Six Nations reserve in Ontario.