Narragansett people

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The Narragansett people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking tribe of the Northeastern Woodlands, traditionally inhabiting what is now Rhode Island and known for their central role in early colonial–Native American relations in New England.

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Narragansett tribe 3
Narragansett culture 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian-speaking people
Indigenous people
Native American tribe
colonialInteraction early relations with Massachusetts Bay Colony
early relations with Plymouth Colony
early relations with Rhode Island colony
conflictRole participant in King Philip's War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalEvent annual powwows in Rhode Island
culturalRegion Eastern Woodlands
surface form: Northeastern Woodlands
demography population greatly reduced after 17th-century wars and disease
economicActivity contemporary involvement in tourism and cultural events
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
governingBody Narragansett Indian Tribe
historicalCenter Narragansett Bay
Washington County, Rhode Island
surface form: South County, Rhode Island
languageFamily Algonquian languages
legalStatusHistory experienced detribalization and later re-recognition in Rhode Island
notableBattle Great Swamp Fight
notableHistoricalEvent King Philip's War
primaryRegion Rhode Island
recognizedAs state-recognized tribe
recognizedBy Rhode Island
surface form: State of Rhode Island
relatedEthnicGroup Massachusett people
Mohegan tribe
surface form: Mohegan people

Niantic people
Pequot people
Wampanoag people
religion Christianity
traditional Algonquian spirituality
reservation Narragansett Indian Reservation
reservationLocation Washington County, Rhode Island
selfDesignation Narragansett Indian Tribe
timePeriod pre-Columbian era to present
traditionalCrop beans
corn
squash
traditionalHousing longhouses
wigwams
traditionalLanguage Narragansett language
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
hunting
traditionalTerritory Northeast Woodlands
surface form: Northeastern Woodlands
treatyOrAgreement various land cessions in 17th and 18th centuries
U.S. state Rhode Island

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Metacom alliedWith Narragansett people
Miantonomo ally Narragansett people
Great Swamp Fight combatant Narragansett people
Pequot people conflictWith Narragansett people
Mohegan tribe conflictedWith Narragansett people
this entity surface form: Narragansett tribe
Narragansett territory culture Narragansett people
this entity surface form: Narragansett culture
Miantonomo ethnicGroup Narragansett people
Narragansett language ethnicGroup Narragansett people
Narragansett territory ethnicGroup Narragansett people
Pequot War hasAlly Narragansett people
this entity surface form: Narragansett tribe
Narragansett territory inhabitedBy Narragansett people
Uncas opponent Narragansett people
this entity surface form: Narragansett tribe
Narragansett language partOfCulturalHeritageOf Narragansett people
Massachusett people relatedEthnicGroup Narragansett people
Mohegan tribe relatedEthnicGroup Narragansett people
Pequot people relatedEthnicGroup Narragansett people
Wampanoag people relatedEthnicGroup Narragansett people