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- Spoke a native Wampanoag languageOrrin's Website: Wampanoag Indian Facts for Kids
- Participated in the first Thanksgiving
- Noted 17th Century leader: Massasoit
- Nearly wiped out by smallpox pandemic, circa 1617-1620James Madison University: The Wampanoag
- Fought colonists in King Philip's War, in 1675-1676Mayflower History: Wampanoag Archaeological History
- Core group reduced to about 400 following the warWampanoag History
- A replica village is operated at the Plimoth Plantation living museumPlimoth Plantation: Wampnoag Homesite
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The Wampanoag are a group of Native Americans of the Algonquian family whose historical territory includes southeast Massachusetts (excluding Cape Cod), and parts of Rhode Island. Wampanoag History
Historical Importance
The Wampanoag were the first Native Americans encountered by the Pilgrims. Like most groups in the region, their numbers had been reduced by roughly 90% by the time the Mayflower landed, due to the introduction of smallpox to North America. James Madison University: The WampanoagRelations with the Pilgrims were initially friendly, and included the canonical first Thanksgiving, although Pilgrim lore maintained that God had arranged the near-extinction of the Wampanoag to provide empty land for colonization -- a belief that would lead to less neighborly relations as the Pilgrims grew more independent and able to provide for themselves. Jackson Snyder: The Who's Who of Thanksgiving
The Wampanoag Today
With a current total population of roughly 3,300, many more Wampanoag live today at a reservation on Martha's Vineyard. Formerly the Gay Head Wampanoag, this group of roughly 1,000 benefited from a 1998 decision to change the name of the surrounding municipality to 'Aquinnah.'U.S. Census Bureau: Wampanoag Tribe Statistics: 2000 Wampanoag Tribe: Aquinnah Wampanoag History & Government-
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Wampanoag Tribe Timeline
- 1620: Wampanoags encounter the new settlers
- 1621: Squanto and Samoset bring Massasoit to the pilgrims and The treaty is made
- 1621: October, Three day harvest celebration we now refer to as Thanksgiving
- 1632: The English helped with the war between Narragansett and Wampanoag
- 1633: An outbreak of disease kills many natives
- 1640: Several Wampanoags converted to Christianity
- 1675: King Philip's War began
- 1673: Epidemic killed most of the Nantucket Wampanoag
- 1974: Mashpee Wampanoag community create Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council
- 1990: Mashpee Wampanoag submits recognition petition to Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs
- 2007: Mashpee Wampanoag are granted Federal recognition
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Wampanoag Tribe Questions
what effect did they have on marine life 2 AnswersNone to speak of. There were just too few of them spread over too much territory. The estimate was about 12000 persons spread over what are now several states. ... read more
What cause the Delware Tribe and the Cherokee to separate and become two different tribes? 1 AnswerIn 1867 an agreement was signed between the Cherokee and Delawares that sent the Delawares to Cherokee lands in Indian Territory, which is now Oklahoma. The Del... read more
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Check this video out -- The Wampanoag Tribe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AulijVSHD-8
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@TurkeyHillDairy #THTurkeyTrivia in Plymouth, it was the Wampanoag tribe who ate with the Pilgrims/colonists
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My grandmother was from the Mashpee Wampanoag indian tribe...the same tribe that shared the 1st dinner w/ the pilgrims
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The Pilgrims & Wampanoag communicated through Squanto, a member of the Patuxet tribe, who knew English from earlier explorers. #TURKEYdrive
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Squanto, a Patuxet Native American who resided with the Wampanoag tribe, taught the Pilgrims how to catch eel
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