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==Name== | ==Name== | ||
The Chenango Confederacy was so-named in the ''Declaration of the Independence of the Chenango Peninsula''. Despite common misconceptions, the Confederacy is named for the geographical feature rather than for the Great and Little Chenango peoples who form a major part of its population. The word ''Chenango'' is accepted to have derived from the Housatonish word ''O-chenang'', meaning "land of the {{wp|bullthistle}}." | |||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||