Axion people
Atsayonck | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| Extinct as a tribe | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Delaware River, New Jersey, U.S. | |
| Languages | |
| Unami language | |
| Religion | |
| Native American religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Lenape people |
The Axion or Atsayonck were a band of Lenape Native Americans from present-day New Jersey. Their name may have derived either from the Unami term for "mud" or from Assiscunk Creek. The Axion lived along the Assunpink Creek, within territory bounded by Rancocas Creek and the site of what is now Trenton. In the mid-17th century, they were one of the largest Lenape bands on the Delaware River.