Nauset people

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The Nauset people were an Indigenous group of the coastal Cape Cod region of Massachusetts, closely associated with and culturally similar to the Wampanoag.

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Label Occurrences
Nauset people canonical 6
Nauset people (attributed historically) 1

Statements (46)

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

Referenced by (7)

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Wampanoag people relatedEthnicGroup Nauset people
Nauset Harbor area historicallyUsedBy Nauset people
Nauset Harbor area namedAfter Nauset people
First Encounter Beach hasNotableTribeAtEncounter Nauset people
this entity surface form: Nauset people (attributed historically)
Wampanoag Nation neighboringPeople Nauset people