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The colonists forced the Wampanoag of the mainland to resettle with the Saconnet (Sekonnet), or with the Nauset into the praying towns in Barnstable County. Mashpee is the largest Indian reservation set aside in Massachusetts, and is located on Cape Cod .
The Wampanoag treaty was a treaty signed on April 1 [O.S. March 22], ... Massasoit's second son Metacomet would pursue a more hostile police to the colonists, ...
King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) [4] was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between a group of indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands against the English New England Colonies and their indigenous allies.
Massasoit Sachem (/ ˌ m æ s ə ˈ s ɔɪ (ɪ) t / MASS-ə-SOYT, - SOY-it) [1] [2] or Ousamequin (c. 1581 – 1661) [3] was the sachem or leader of the Wampanoag confederacy. Massasoit means Great Sachem. Although Massasoit was only his title, English colonists mistook it as his name and it stuck. [4]
After four legal cases dating from 2015, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe can claim land. An appeal is still possible, tribe attorney says. New court decision puts Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in control.
The Wampanoag had suffered a deadly plague in the years prior to the Mayflower’s arrival with as many as 100,000 people killed, Peters said, which could help explain why they pursued alliances ...
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.
Tisquantum (/ t ɪ s ˈ k w ɒ n t əm /; c. 1585 (±10 years?) – November 30, 1622 O.S.), more commonly known as Squanto (/ ˈ s k w ɒ n t oʊ /), was a member of the Patuxet tribe of Wampanoags, best known for being an early liaison between the Native American population in Southern New England and the Mayflower Pilgrims who made their settlement at the site of Tisquantum's former summer ...