Massachusett people

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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.

Aliases (1)

Massachusett-Wampanoag ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Algonquian-speaking people → Indigenous people → Native American tribe →
affectedBy	European colonization → epidemic diseases →
colonialEncounterWith	English colonists →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
culturalRegion	New England →
cultureArea	Eastern Woodlands →
ethnicGroupOf	United States →
gaveNameTo	Massachusetts →
hasDescendantCommunityIn	Massachusetts → New England →
historicalPeriod	Colonial New England → Pre-Columbian era →
languageFamily	Algonquian languages →
languageStatus	endangered →
laterReligion	Christianity →
namedAfter	Massachusett language →
partOf	Algonquian peoples →
region	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	Massachusetts Bay region → area around present-day Boston → eastern Massachusetts →
traditionalHousing	wigwam →
traditionalLanguage	Massachusett language →
traditionalSubsistence	agriculture → fishing → hunting →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Narragansett people → Wampanoag people →	relatedEthnicGroup
Wampanoag language ("Massachusett-Wampanoag") →	alternateName
Massachusett language →	spokenBy