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Mashpee Wampanoag Museum guide Courtney “Morning Gift” Powell in a reconstructed traditional lodge Wampanoag warrior in a woodcut by an English colonist in Massachusetts Drummers at the Mashpee Wampanoag annual powwow on July 2, 2022 Metacom (King Philip) Massasoit meeting English settlers Map showing the distribution of Indigenous peoples of the Northeast Woodlands region in North America, with tribal names such as Algonquin, Ojibwa (Chippewa), Iroquois, Shawnee, and Powhatan labeled across present-day northeastern United States and southeastern Canada. Major lakes and rivers are marked, and a red boundary outlines the general region inhabited by these groups.
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Mashpee Wampanoag Museum guide Courtney “Morning Gift” Powell in a reconstructed traditional lodge
Mashpee Wampanoag Museum guide Courtney “Morning Gift” Powell in a reconstructed traditional lodge

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Wampanoag, Algonquian-speaking North American Indigenous group who formerly occupied parts of what are now the states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, including Martha’s Vineyard and adjacent islands. The Wampanoag were traditionally semisedentary, moving seasonally between fixed sites. They practiced agriculture, with corn (maize), beans, and squash (a combination known as the Three Sisters, or milpa) being their staple crops. Food procured from hunting, fishing, and gathering supplemented their diet. The group comprised several villages, each...

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