Naumkeag people

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The Naumkeag people were an Indigenous group of the region that is now Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to the broader Algonquian-speaking peoples of northeastern North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian-speaking people
Indigenous people
affectedBy European colonization of New England
epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans
agriculturalProducts beans
corn
squash
associatedWithPlace Naumkeag (early English name for Salem area) NERFINISHED
Salem, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
broaderCulturalGrouping Eastern Algonquian peoples NERFINISHED
category Algonquian peoples NERFINISHED
First Nations and Native American peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED
Indigenous peoples in Massachusetts
contactWith English colonists in Massachusetts Bay
continent North America
cultureArea Northeastern Woodlands NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf region that is now Salem, Massachusetts
historicalPeriod early colonial period in New England
pre-contact era in New England
indigenousTo Atlantic coast of North America NERFINISHED
languageFamily Algonquian languages
locatedIn Massachusetts
New England
northeastern North America
nameLanguage Algonquian language
neighboringGroups Abenaki people NERFINISHED
Massachusett people NERFINISHED
Pennacook people NERFINISHED
Wampanoag people NERFINISHED
partOf Algonquian-speaking peoples NERFINISHED
Northeastern Woodlands Indigenous peoples NERFINISHED
presentInCountry United States NERFINISHED
presentInState Massachusetts NERFINISHED
regionType coastal
subsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Salem Harbor area NERFINISHED
lower North Shore of Massachusetts

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Agawam, Massachusetts namedAfter Naumkeag people
this entity surface form: Agawam people
Naumkeag namedAfter Naumkeag people
this entity surface form: Naumkeag (Native American people)