Massachusett people

E19768
Algonquian-speaking people Indigenous people Native American tribe

The Massachusett people are an Indigenous Algonquian-speaking nation of the Northeastern Woodlands whose traditional homelands encompass what is now eastern Massachusetts, including the area around present-day Boston.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Massachusett people canonical 12
Massachusett Indians 1
Massachusett Native American 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian-speaking people ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ
affectedBy European colonization ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ
colonialEncounterWith Colonial America ⓘ
surface form: English colonists
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalRegion New England ⓘ
cultureArea Eastern Woodlands ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
gaveNameTo Massachusetts ⓘ
hasDescendantCommunityIn Massachusetts ⓘ
New England ⓘ
historicalPeriod Colonial America ⓘ
surface form: Colonial New England

Pre-Columbian era ⓘ
languageFamily Algonquian languages ⓘ
languageStatus endangered ⓘ
laterReligion Christianity ⓘ
namedAfter Massachusett language ⓘ
partOf Abenaki ⓘ
surface form: Algonquian peoples
region Northeast Woodlands ⓘ
surface form: Northeastern Woodlands
relatedEthnicGroup Narragansett people ⓘ
Nipmuc people ⓘ
Pennacook people ⓘ
Wampanoag people ⓘ
religion traditional Indigenous spirituality ⓘ
state Massachusetts ⓘ
traditionalAgriculturalProduct beans ⓘ
corn ⓘ
squash ⓘ
traditionalCraft basketry ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ
woodworking ⓘ
traditionalEnvironment coastal forests ⓘ
estuaries and bays ⓘ
traditionalHomeland eastern Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form: Massachusetts Bay region

area around present-day Boston ⓘ
eastern Massachusetts ⓘ
traditionalHousing wigwam ⓘ
traditionalLanguage Massachusett language ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence agriculture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ

Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wampanoag people → relatedEthnicGroup → Massachusett people ⓘ
Wampanoag language → alternateName → Massachusett people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusett-Wampanoag
Narragansett people → relatedEthnicGroup → Massachusett people ⓘ
Massachusett language → spokenBy → Massachusett people ⓘ
Nipmuc people → neighboringGroup → Massachusett people ⓘ
Massachusett → hasVariantName → Massachusett people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Indians
Massachusett → hasVariantName → Massachusett people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusett Indians
Massachusett → hasVariantName → Massachusett people ⓘ
Massachusett → hasVariantName → Massachusett people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusett tribe
Pennacook people → relatedEthnicGroup → Massachusett people ⓘ
History of Salem, Massachusetts → earlyInhabitants → Massachusett people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusett peoples
Wampanoag Nation → neighboringPeople → Massachusett people ⓘ
Eliot Indian Bible → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Massachusett people ⓘ
John Eliot → missionaryTo → Massachusett people ⓘ
Eliot orthography → usedBy → Massachusett people ⓘ
Massachusetts state flag → figureDepicted → Massachusett people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusett Native American
Massachusett-Natick → ethnicGroup → Massachusett people ⓘ
Massachusett-Natick → alternateName → Massachusett people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Massachusetts Indian
Massachusett-Natick → languageOf → Massachusett people ⓘ