Pocasset band of the Wampanoag
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The Pocasset band of the Wampanoag was a Native American subgroup in present-day southeastern Massachusetts, historically significant for its leadership under the female sachem Weetamoo during the 17th century.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T777308 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pocasset band of the Wampanoag Context triple: [Weetamoo, memberOf, Pocasset band of the Wampanoag]
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Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation
The Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation is a Native American tribal community in Massachusetts that is part of the broader Wampanoag people, known for efforts to preserve and revitalize their cultural and linguistic heritage.
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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Massachusetts, known as one of the historic Wampanoag communities indigenous to the region around Cape Cod.
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Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, known for its deep historical and cultural ties to the region and its role in the broader Wampanoag Nation.
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D.
Mohegan tribe
The Mohegan tribe is a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands, historically based in what is now Connecticut and known for their complex alliances and conflicts with neighboring tribes and European colonists.
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Shinnecock Indian Nation
The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, known for its deep historical presence in the region and its annual powwow.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pocasset band of the Wampanoag Target entity description: The Pocasset band of the Wampanoag was a Native American subgroup in present-day southeastern Massachusetts, historically significant for its leadership under the female sachem Weetamoo during the 17th century.
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A.
Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation
The Assonet Band of the Wampanoag Nation is a Native American tribal community in Massachusetts that is part of the broader Wampanoag people, known for efforts to preserve and revitalize their cultural and linguistic heritage.
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B.
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in Massachusetts, known as one of the historic Wampanoag communities indigenous to the region around Cape Cod.
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C.
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts, known for its deep historical and cultural ties to the region and its role in the broader Wampanoag Nation.
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D.
Mohegan tribe
The Mohegan tribe is a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands, historically based in what is now Connecticut and known for their complex alliances and conflicts with neighboring tribes and European colonists.
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E.
Shinnecock Indian Nation
The Shinnecock Indian Nation is a federally recognized Native American tribe based on the eastern end of Long Island, New York, known for its deep historical presence in the region and its annual powwow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American band
ⓘ
Wampanoag subgroup ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Metacom
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surface form:
Metacom (King Philip)
|
| associatedWithEvent | King Philip's War ⓘ |
| colonialEraStatus | autonomous Native polity prior to English domination ⓘ |
| colonialInteractionWith |
English colonists in New England
ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| conflictRole | participant in resistance to English expansion ⓘ |
| culturalAffiliation | Wampanoag culture ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Northeast Woodlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern Woodlands
|
| ethnicGroupOf | Wampanoag people ⓘ |
| genderNorms | allowed women to hold sachemship in some cases ⓘ |
| genderRoleSignificance | female leadership through Weetamoo ⓘ |
| governedByTitle | sachem ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Pocasset
ⓘ
surface form:
Pocasset territory
area around present-day Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ area around present-day Tiverton, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important Native American group in early colonial New England ⓘ |
| language | Wampanoag language ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| leadershipTitleOfWeetamoo | sachem of the Pocasset ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
ⓘ
present-day United States ⓘ present-day southeastern Massachusetts ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
dugout canoes
ⓘ
wampum production ⓘ wetus (wigwams) ⓘ |
| modernLegacy | remembered in regional Native and colonial histories of New England ⓘ |
| notableFemaleLeader | Weetamoo ⓘ |
| notableLeader | Weetamoo ⓘ |
| partOf | Wampanoag Nation ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | sachemship ⓘ |
| preColonialEconomy |
clam and shellfish harvesting
ⓘ
deer hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
ⓘ
surface form:
Aquinnah Wampanoag
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Mashpee Wampanoag
Pokanoket band of the Wampanoag ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Wampanoag spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| societalRole |
agricultural community
ⓘ
fishing community ⓘ hunting community ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Pocasset band of the Wampanoag Description of subject: The Pocasset band of the Wampanoag was a Native American subgroup in present-day southeastern Massachusetts, historically significant for its leadership under the female sachem Weetamoo during the 17th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Pocasset (present-day Tiverton, Rhode Island area)
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associatedWith
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Pocasset band of the Wampanoag
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Pocasset (present-day Tiverton, Rhode Island area)
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colonialNameContext
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Pocasset band of the Wampanoag
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this entity surface form:
Pocasset was used by English colonists to refer to the Wampanoag group and their territory in this area