Pokanoket band of the Wampanoag
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The Pokanoket band of the Wampanoag is a Native American group historically centered in present-day southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, known for its leadership within the Wampanoag Confederacy and its early interactions with English colonists.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American tribal group
ⓘ
Wampanoag subgroup ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion | Eastern Algonquian area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Wampanoag culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Wampanoag people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureAssociated |
Mount Hope Bay
NERFINISHED
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Narragansett Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemographicType | indigenous people of the Northeastern United States ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalCenter | Mount Hope, present-day Bristol, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalInteractionWith |
English colonists in 17th-century New England
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Plymouth Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalLeader | Massasoit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRelationshipWith |
Plymouth settlers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Wampanoag bands ⓘ |
| hasRoleWithin | leadership of the Wampanoag Confederacy ⓘ |
| historicalEventContext |
Wampanoag-English alliances and conflicts
ⓘ
early 17th-century colonization of New England ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early colonial period in New England
ⓘ
pre-contact era ⓘ |
| isPartOfBroaderGroup | Native American peoples in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
diplomatic relations with Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
early interactions with English colonists at Plymouth ⓘ |
| language | Wampanoag language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| locatedInThePast |
Mount Hope region
NERFINISHED
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Narragansett Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northeastern Woodlands cultures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wampanoag Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | sachem-led polity ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Massachusett people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narragansett people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wampanoag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Algonquian spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | mixed agriculture, hunting, and fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wetus (wigwams) ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
Mount Hope (Montaup)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
present-day Bristol, Rhode Island area ⓘ |
| usesEnvironment | coastal and estuarine resources of Narragansett Bay ⓘ |
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