Indigenous peoples of New England

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The Indigenous peoples of New England are the Native American nations and communities—such as the Wampanoag, Narragansett, Pequot, Abenaki, and others—who have inhabited the northeastern region of what is now the United States for thousands of years, maintaining distinct cultures, languages, and traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples
Native American peoples
ethnic group
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
experiencedHistoricalEvent European colonization of New England
King Philip's War
surface form: King Philip’s War

Pequot War
hasCulturalTrait distinct cultures
distinct languages
distinct traditions
hasLanguage Western Abenaki language
surface form: Abenaki language

Massachusett language
Mohegan-Pequot language
Narragansett language
Nipmuc language
Maliseet-Passamaquoddy language
surface form: Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language

Penobscot language
Wampanoag language
hasLanguageFamily Algonquian languages
hasModernPoliticalEntity federally recognized tribes in New England
state-recognized tribes in New England
hasOngoingIssue land rights
language revitalization
treaty rights
hasSubgroup Abenaki
Abenaki
surface form: Cowasuck Abenaki

Abenaki
surface form: Eastern Abenaki

Mahican
Maliseet people
surface form: Maliseet

Mashantucket Pequot Tribe
surface form: Mashantucket Pequot

Massachusett
Mi’kmaq
Mohegan
Narragansett
Nipmuc
Passamaquoddy people
surface form: Passamaquoddy

Penobscot
Pequot people
surface form: Pequot

Pocumtuck people
surface form: Pocumtuc

Mohegan
surface form: Quinnipiac

Schaghticoke
Wampanoag people
surface form: Wampanoag

Western Abenaki language
surface form: Western Abenaki
inhabitedRegionFor thousands of years
locatedIn Northeastern United States
region New England
religion Christianity
traditional Indigenous spiritual practices
traditionalCrop beans
corn
squash
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
hunting

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Province of New England demographics Indigenous peoples of New England
Mourt’s Relation subject Indigenous peoples of New England
Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center focusesOn Indigenous peoples of New England
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Northeast
Captain William Turner opposedGroup Indigenous peoples of New England
Good News from New England mainSubject Indigenous peoples of New England
Entertaining Passages relating to Philip's War portraysGroup Indigenous peoples of New England
this entity surface form: Native American tribes of New England
Dawnland hasCulturalSignificanceFor Indigenous peoples of New England
this entity surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Northeast
New England folklore influencedBy Indigenous peoples of New England
Rhode Island region hasCulturalHeritage Indigenous peoples of New England
this entity surface form: Indigenous New England cultures