| POKANOKET/WAMPANOAG FEDERATION AND TRIBE |
| HISTORICAL REALM: The historical realm of the Pokanoket/Wampanoag emcompassed what is now Southeastern Massachusetts, East Bay Rhode Island, and the area East and North of the Pawtucket (Blackston) River. This would include all landS, listed by Tribe, Band or Village, Native People that occupied the Plymouth Colony areas: POKANOKET/Wampanoag: POKANOKET was the ruling tribe of the POKANOKET/WAMPANOAG FEDERATION as lead by Sachem Massasoit Ousa Mequin (Yellow Feathers), Wamsutta (Alexander) and Metacomet (King Philip). East Shore of the Providence River, Rehoboth, Mass. and Warren RI, to Gardners neck. Includes that portions of Pokanoket between Taunton River on the East, Sowams or Narragansett Bay on Pawtucket or Providence River West. Included are the three necks of land known by the Indians as Chachacust, Popanomscut and Wannamoisett neck. And to the north, the Indian territory known as Seekonk; The water bounds of Sowams the eastern branch Sowams or Narragansett Bay on the South and Sowams Bay and Providence River on the West POCASSETS: Home of Sachem Corbitant Gardners Neck and East to now Westport line and to Berkley and Tiverton and Freetown. |
| SAKONETS: Succonet, Main camp at Wilber Woods. PATUXETS: Plymouth area... NEMASKETS: Middleboro and Bridgewater areas. AGAWAMS: Wareham area MANOMETS: Groupd of islands- Sandwich SATUCKETS: Mashpee area. MATTAKEES: Barnstalbe area. NOBACOTS: Yarmouth area. MONAMOYS: Chatham area. NAUSETS: Areas of Eastham which included the island tribes of Nantucket and Nope (Marth's Vineyards) and Nipmucks were also Aquidneck Island and Warwick. subtribe ANTINOMAINS: Area of Hog Island. |
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