Sowams
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Sowams was a principal Wampanoag village and homeland in present-day New England, historically significant as the seat of the sachem Massasoit and an early site of Native–Pilgrim interaction.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous homeland
ⓘ
Wampanoag village ⓘ historic place ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Wampanoag people
ⓘ
surface form:
Wampanoag
|
| associatedWithEvent | early relations between Wampanoag and Plymouth colonists ⓘ |
| associatedWithGroup |
Pilgrim Separatists
ⓘ
surface form:
Plymouth Colony settlers
|
| associatedWithPerson | Massasoit ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Wampanoag history
ⓘ
important site in early colonial New England history ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | recognized as a historically significant Indigenous landscape ⓘ |
| hasRole |
homeland of the Pokanoket band of the Wampanoag
ⓘ
principal Wampanoag village ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Wampanoag language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
ⓘ
present-day United States ⓘ traditional territory of the Wampanoag people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pokanoket region
ⓘ
surface form:
Pokanoket territory
|
| regionNowIncludes |
parts of present-day Massachusetts
ⓘ
parts of present-day Rhode Island ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Massasoit–Pilgrim alliance
ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ Pokanoket ⓘ Wampanoag people ⓘ
surface form:
Wampanoag Confederacy
|
| significance |
center of Wampanoag political power in early 17th century
ⓘ
early site of Native–Pilgrim interaction ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| wasSeatOf | Massasoit ⓘ |