Mahican (muhē'kun) , confederacy of Native North Americans of the Algonquian branch of the Algonquian-Wakashan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). The Mahican were of the Eastern Woodlands culture area. In the early 17th cent. they occupied both banks of the upper Hudson Rive... Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0831213.html