Nauset people
E20453
The Nauset people were an Indigenous group of the coastal Cape Cod region of Massachusetts, closely associated with and culturally similar to the Wampanoag.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
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Native American tribe → |
| affectedBy |
English colonization of New England
→
epidemics of Old World diseases → |
| archaeologicalCulture |
Late Woodland period in coastal Massachusetts
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| closelyRelatedTo |
Wampanoag people
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| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States
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| culturallySimilarTo |
Wampanoag people
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| cultureArea |
Northeastern Woodlands
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| economyBasedOn |
fishing
→
gathering wild plants → hunting → maize agriculture → shellfishing → |
| encountered |
English colonists
→
French explorers → Pilgrims → |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States
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| historicalStatus |
largely absorbed into neighboring tribes
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no longer recognized as a distinct tribe → |
| involvedIn |
early contact period of New England
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| languageFamily |
Algonquian languages
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| laterReligion |
Christianity
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| legacy |
Nauset Beach
→
Nauset Light → place names on Cape Cod → |
| locatedIn |
Cape Cod
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Massachusetts → New England → |
| partOf |
Eastern Woodlands cultures
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| politicallyAssociatedWith |
Wampanoag Confederacy
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| preContactSubsistenceType |
semi-sedentary horticulture and fishing
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| region |
coastal Cape Cod
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| religion |
Indigenous North American spirituality
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| socialOrganization |
sachem leadership
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village-based → |
| spokeLanguage |
Eastern Algonquian language
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| timeOfFirstSustainedEuropeanContact |
early 17th century
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| traditionalTerritory |
Atlantic coast of Massachusetts
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Nauset Harbor area → outer Cape Cod → |
| usedResource |
Atlantic fisheries
→
shellfish beds → |
| usedTechnology |
dugout canoes
→
weirs and fish traps → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Wampanoag people
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relatedEthnicGroup |