[PAR] [TLE] Council Rock (Oyster Bay, New York) [SEP] Council Rock is located on Lake Avenue, a hundred yards south of West Main Street in Oyster Bay, New York.  It was a Matinecock meeting ground and the location of a sacred council fire.  In 1672, George Fox, the founder of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), gave a sermon there during his visit to America. [PAR] [TLE] Metoac [SEP] Metoac was a term erroneously used to describe Native Americans on Long Island in New York state, in the belief that various bands on the island comprised distinct tribes.  The amateur anthropologist and U.S. Congressman Silas Wood published a book in the 19th century mistakenly claiming that several American Indian tribes were distinct to Long Island, New York.  He collectively called them the Metoac.  Scholars now understand that these historic peoples were part of two major cultural groups: the Lenape and the Wappinger-Wangunk-Quinnipiac peoples, both part of the Algonquian languages family.
[PAR] [TLE] Council Rock ( Oyster Bay , New York ) [ SEP ] Council Rock is located on Lake Avenue , a hundred yards south of West Main Street in Oyster Bay , New York . It was a Matinecock meeting ground and the location of a sacred council fire . In 1672 , George Fox , the founder of the Religious Society of Friends ( Quakers ) , gave a sermon there during his visit to America . [PAR] [TLE] Metoac [ SEP ] Metoac was a term erroneously used to describe Native Americans on Long Island in New York state , in the belief that various bands on the island comprised distinct tribes . The amateur anthropologist and U.S. Congressman Silas Wood published a book in the 19th century mistakenly claiming that several American Indian tribes were distinct to Long Island , New York . He collectively called them the Metoac . Scholars now understand that these historic peoples were part of two major cultural groups : the Lenape and the Wappinger - Wangunk - Quinnipiac peoples , both part of the Algonquian languages family .
Council Rock was a meeting ground for New York Native Americans, who sometimes had this term used for them incorrectly?
Council Rock was a meeting ground for New York Native Americans , who sometimes had this term used for them incorrectly ?
Metoac
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