The Metoac was part of the indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands and which other cultural group?
Metoac 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.
Seri people The Seris are an indigenous group of the Mexican state of Sonora. The majority reside on the Seri communal property (Spanish, "ejido"), in the towns of Punta Chueca (Seri "Socaaix" or "Socaaix hac") and El Desemboque (Seri "Haxöl Iihom") on the mainland coast of the Gulf of California. Tiburón Island ("Tahejöc", "Tahejöc himquij" or "Tahejöc quij") and San Esteban Island ("Cofteecöl", "Cofteecöl hipcap" and sometimes "Hast") were part of their traditional territory, but some Seris also lived in various places on the mainland. They were historically seminomadic hunter-gatherers who maintained an intimate relationship with both the sea and the land. It is one of the ethnic groups of Mexico that has most strongly maintained its language and culture during the years after contact with Spanish and Mexican cultures.