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Contacts between the Wampanoag and colonists began in the 16th century when European merchant vessels and fishing boats traveled along the coast of New England. In 1524, Giovanni de Verrazano contacted various tribes such as the Wampanoag and the Narragansett in modern day Rhode Island. Captain Thomas Hunt captured several Wampanoag in 1614 and ...
The original colony was established in 1585 as a military outpost under the command of Ralph Lane, and evacuated in 1586. A list of colonists is provided in Richard Hakluyt's The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, And Discoveries Of The English Nation, although no author is recorded for the list. The list denotes 107 men who served ...
Many male Wampanoag were sold into slavery in Bermuda or the West Indies, and some women and children were enslaved by colonists in New England. ^ Marr JS, Cathey JT. "New hypothesis for cause of an epidemic among Native Americans, New England, 1616–1619" , Emerging Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control, 2010 Feb doi : 10.3201 ...
Mashpee (/ ˈ m æ ʃ p i / Wampanoag: Mâseepee [1]) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. The population was 15,060 as of 2020. [2] The town is the site of the headquarters and most members of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, one of two federally recognized Wampanoag groups.
Louisa Pocknett Devine died on Aug. 29, 1874, and was a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. She was listed in the complaint as former land owner. Appeal lost by family to claim Wampanoag ...
The Wampanoag people are indigenous Algonquian peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands, who lived throughout northeast North America and are currently tribally based in present-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island with descendants spread throughout the world.
The Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe, headquartered in Plymouth, has been granted state recognition. Gov. Maura Healey's office called Tribal Chairwoman Melissa Ferretti on Nov. 15, 2024.
The Wampanoag connection to the first Thanksgiving Tribal Chairman Brian Weeden says the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has existed for over 12,000 years in current-day Massachusetts and Rhode Island.