Narragansett

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Indigenous people of North America Native American tribe

The Narragansett are a Native American tribe from what is now Rhode Island, historically significant for their role in 17th-century New England conflicts and their enduring cultural presence in the region.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Narragansett canonical	23
Narraganset	1
Narragansett-Niantic	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people of North America ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ
alliedWith	English colonists during the Pequot War ⓘ
conflictedWith	English colonists during King Philip's War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalPractice	wampum production ⓘ
culturalRegion	Eastern Woodlands ⓘ surface form: Northeastern Woodlands
culturalRevitalization	language revitalization efforts ⓘ preservation of traditional ceremonies ⓘ
currentReligions	Christianity ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
federalRecognition	1983 ⓘ
governingBody	Narragansett Indian Tribe ⓘ
hasReservation	Narragansett Indian Reservation ⓘ
historicalEra	colonial New England ⓘ pre-Columbian North America ⓘ
historicalPopulationCenter	Block Island ⓘ Conanicut Island ⓘ Narragansett Bay ⓘ
involvedIn	King Philip's War ⓘ Pequot War ⓘ
language	Narragansett language ⓘ
languageFamily	Algonquian languages ⓘ
legalStatusHistory	detribalization by Rhode Island in the 19th century ⓘ restoration of federal recognition in 1983 ⓘ
nativeTo	New England ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ
notableFor	enduring cultural presence in Rhode Island ⓘ influence in 17th-century New England politics ⓘ
populationTrend	decline after 17th-century wars ⓘ revival and reorganization in 19th and 20th centuries ⓘ
primaryRegion	Narragansett Bay ⓘ surface form: Narragansett Bay region southern Rhode Island ⓘ
recognizedAs	federally recognized tribe ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Niantic ⓘ Nipmuc ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ surface form: Pequot Wampanoag people ⓘ surface form: Wampanoag
reservationLocation	Charlestown, Rhode Island ⓘ
sufferedEvent	Great Swamp Fight ⓘ
traditionalCrops	beans ⓘ corn ⓘ squash ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	agriculture ⓘ fishing ⓘ hunting ⓘ
traditionalReligion	Algonquian traditional religion ⓘ
treatyOrAgreement	Treaty of 1644 with the English ⓘ

Referenced by (25)

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

King Philip's War → mainBelligerent → Narragansett ⓘ

Mahican → relatedEthnicGroup → Narragansett ⓘ

Nipmuc → relatedEthnicGroup → Narragansett ⓘ

Battle of Mystic Fort → relatedEthnicGroup → Narragansett ⓘ

Roger Williams → languageSpoken → Narragansett ⓘ

British–Native American wars → opponent → Narragansett ⓘ

Narragansett language → alternativeName → Narragansett ⓘ

this entity surface form: Narraganset

Narragansett language → alternativeName → Narragansett ⓘ

this entity surface form: Narragansett-Niantic

Northeast Woodlands → inhabitedBy → Narragansett ⓘ

Philip (King Philip) → alliedWith → Narragansett ⓘ

John Mason → alliedWith → Narragansett ⓘ

Mahikan → relatedEthnicGroup → Narragansett ⓘ

Quanonchet → ethnicity → Narragansett ⓘ

Mohegan–Narragansett conflicts → conflictBetween → Narragansett ⓘ

Mohegan–Narragansett conflicts → hasParticipant → Narragansett ⓘ

Treaty of Hartford (1638) → signatory → Narragansett ⓘ

Narragansett Indian Tribe → ethnonym → Narragansett ⓘ

Massachusett → relatedEthnicGroup → Narragansett ⓘ

Algonquian peoples → includesEthnicGroup → Narragansett ⓘ

Newes from America → relatedEthnicGroup → Narragansett ⓘ

Indigenous peoples of New England → hasSubgroup → Narragansett ⓘ

Niantic → culturallyRelatedTo → Narragansett ⓘ

Narragansett winter encampment → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Narragansett ⓘ

Rhode Island region → associatedPeople → Narragansett ⓘ

Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district → contains → Narragansett ⓘ