Wampanoag Tribe

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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 Wampanoag

    Relations 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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