Wampanoags
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pluralof Wampanoag.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Wampanoagnouna member of a once-powerful North American Indian people who inhabited the area east of Narragansett Bay from Rhode Island to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket at the time of the Pilgrim settlement.
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He looks forward to returning years and decades from now not just to see how the plants he helped nourish take hold, but also how Wampanoags use the restored land.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2022
Today, some members of the Wampanoags regret that their ancestors showed such hospitality to the new arrivals.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
The Native people who came to the celebration were Wampanoags, though, and the corn that was served was Wampanoag corn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
The Wampanoags, whose name means “People of the First Light” in their native language, trace their ancestors back at least 10,000 years to southeastern Massachusetts, a land they called Patuxet.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Canonicus regarded the newly-arrived English with great jealousy, and was particularly annoyed by the friendly relations existing between them and the Wampanoags.
From King Philip Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)