Pokanoket

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Pokanoket was a principal Wampanoag village and political center in present-day New England, historically associated with the leadership of Massasoit and early contact with English colonists.


Statements (29)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Wampanoag village
historic Indigenous settlement
political center
associatedEvent early 17th-century Wampanoag–English diplomacy
associatedWith Massasoit
contactWith English colonists
Plymouth Colony
continent North America
culture Wampanoag culture
ethnicGroup Wampanoag
governedBy Massasoit
Pokanoket sachems
hasAlternateName Pokanoket Village
historicalRegion southern New England
historicalSignificance center of Wampanoag political power at time of English arrival
indigenousNation Wampanoag Nation
language Wampanoag language
locatedIn Northeastern United States
present-day New England
traditional Wampanoag territory
notableFor early contact with English colonists
role in early Plymouth Colony history
partOf Wampanoag Confederacy
politicalRole center of the Pokanoket sachemship
principal Wampanoag village
seat of Wampanoag leadership
regionType homeland of the Pokanoket band of Wampanoag
timePeriod colonial era
early 17th century

Referenced by (10)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Pokanoket region ("Pokanoket people")
ancestralHomelandOf
Pokanoket region ("Pokanoket people")
ethnicGroup
Wamsutta ("Pokanoket Wampanoag")
governed
Pokanoket ("Pokanoket sachems")
governedBy
Wamsutta
historicalRegion
Wampanoag people
historicalVillage
Pokanoket region ("Pokanoket people")
indigenousTo
Sowams
relatedConcept
Pokanoket region ("Pokanoket people")
relatedTo
Metacomet
tribe

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