Shekomeko, New York

Shekomeko (41°55'41"N 73°35'58"W) was a historic hamlet in the southwestern part of the town of North East, New York, United States) in present-day Dutchess County.

Shekomeko comes from Mahikanneuw (language of the Muhhecanneok/Mahikanneok, "Mahikanak" or Mahikan/Mohican people) and means "people of the place of eels ["linear fish"], from "shaxk" - linear, straight; "amek" = fish; = locative suffix "ink", + ethnonymial locative suffix "oik" - Shaxkaminkoik > Shekomeko.

With their conversions, the Mahican community became the first Native American Christian congregation in the present-day United States.

The Moravians were called before colonial government officials in Poughkeepsie, but supporters also testified on their behalf.

The colonial government finally expelled them from New York at the end of 1744, "under the pretense of being in league with the French".