![[Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, Maryland flag]](../images/x/xa-nwbi1.jpg)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 27 January 2020
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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
![[Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, Maryland flag]](../images/x/xa-nwbi2.jpg)
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
![[Nause-Waiwash Band of Indians, Maryland flag]](../images/x/xa-nwbi).gif)
image located by Valentin Poposki, 27 January 2020
