Which group of native Americans used to live in

the area of new York?

Several tribes lived in what is now New York state.

http://www.native-languages.org/york.htm

http://sni.org/

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That didn't help me at all.

The group of Native Americans who historically lived in the area of New York are known as the Iroquois, specifically the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Seneca tribes, collectively known as the Haudenosaunee or the Iroquois Confederacy.