| Total population | |
|---|---|
| extinct as a tribe | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| West Virginia | |
| Languages | |
| Moneton language | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| likely Manahoac and Monacan [1] |
The Moneton were a historical Native American tribe from West Virginia. In the late 17th century, they lived in the Kanawha Valley near the Kanawha and New Rivers. [2]
Their name translates to "Big Water" people. [1]
The Moneton lived in southern West Virginia, along the Kanawha River. [1] Their settlements were near the Manahoac, Moneton, and Tutelo, Siouan language–speaking tribes of Virginia. [3]
The Moneton may have been a Fort Ancient culture, [4] an Indigenous culture that thrived from 1000 to 1750 CE in the Ohio River Valley. They might have been related to the Shawnee, an Algonquian-speaking people. [4]
The first written mention of the Moneton was made by English settler Thomas Batts in 1671. [1]
In 1674, English colonist Abraham Wood sent his servant Gabriel Arthur from Fort Henry near Appomattox, Virginia to visit local tribes to expand the fur trade. [5] Arthur visited them and described their capital as "a great town," [1] That is the last contemporary mention of them. [1]
They likely merged into other Siouan-speaking tribes in the Piedmont region of Virginia. [1]
| Moneton | |
|---|---|
| Monyton | |
| Native to | United States |
| Region | West Virginia |
| Ethnicity | Moneton |
| Extinct | likely late 17th century |
Siouan
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | None |
The Moneton language was a Siouan language and likely related to the Manahoac, Monacan, and Ofo languages. [1]
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