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The Narragansetts were the most powerful tribe in the southern area of the region when the English colonists arrived in 1620, and they had not been affected by the epidemics. [22] Chief Massasoit of the Wampanoags to the east allied with the colonists at Plymouth Colony as a way to protect the Wampanoags from Narragansett attacks. [ 23 ]
Following King Philip's War (1675–1676), the Narragansetts were reduced in population from 5,000 to a few hundred, while Eastern Niantics were largely spared due to Ninigret's neutrality during the conflict. [4] Surviving Narragansetts fled to the Eastern Niantics in such great numbers that the tribe became known as the Narragansetts.
In 1653, Narragansetts under Ninigret attacked and burned the Montaukett village to demand they pay tribute, killing 30 and capturing 14 prisoners, including Chief Wyandanch's daughter. [6] The daughter was recovered with the aid of Lion Gardiner (who in turn was given a large portion of Smithtown, New York in appreciation).
In 1637, Canonicus was largely responsible for the Narragansetts' decision to side with the colonists during the Pequot War. Canonicus was initially succeeded by his nephew Miantonomoh, but Miantonomoh was killed in 1643 and Canonicus resumed leadership. [3] He made a formal treaty on April 19, 1644, acknowledging the sovereignty of King Charles.
The first documented European to make contact with either the Narragansetts or the Wampanoags in Southern New England was Italian explorer Giovanni de Verrazano, who, in 1524, while sailing for ...
The area, like most of Rhode Island’s southern coastline, was inhabited for thousands of years by Indigenous peoples, including the Narragansetts and the Eastern Niantics – two tribes that ...
The Historic Village of the Narragansetts in Charlestown is an historic district in Charlestown, Rhode Island encompassing what were for nearly two centuries the reservation lands of the Narragansett people.
Here's a look at the five tribes that occupied Rhode Island around the time of the first Thanksgiving.