Tehotitachsae facts for kids

The Tehotitachsae were an indigenous people who lived in North America. They originally came from an area that is now Bradford County, Pennsylvania.

Their main village was called Gohontoto. This village was located where the town of Wyalusing is today.

History of the Tehotitachsae People

Early Records and Observations

In 1750, a Moravian Bishop named John F. Cammerhoff visited the area. He wrote about what he saw and heard. People told him that a long time ago, there was an Indian town there.

He could still see signs of the old town, like places where corn was stored. The people who lived there were a unique group called the Tehotitachsae. They spoke their own special language.

Conflict and Disappearance

Bishop Cammerhoff learned that the Tehotitachsae were different from the Iroquois (also known as the Aquinoschioni) and the Lenape (also known as Delawares). He was told that a group called the Five Nations, who were part of the Iroquois, fought against the Tehotitachsae.

The Five Nations defeated the Tehotitachsae, and their group was mostly wiped out. For a while, some Tehotitachsae people were held by the Cayugas, who were one of the Five Nations. However, the Tehotitachsae nation and their language eventually disappeared completely.

Assimilation and New Settlements

Most of the remaining Tehotitachsae people likely joined the Cayuga nation. Their old lands in Pennsylvania were later settled by the Lenape people.

In 1752, the Lenape created a new settlement called M'chwihillusink. This new village was built on the same spot where the Tehotitachsae village of Gohontoto once stood. Over time, M'chwihillusink became the modern town of Wyalusing.