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 Pequot Tribe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The Pequot Chief, Sassacus, ruled both the Pequot tribe and the Mohegan tribe.
An expedition was sent to destroy native villages and the crops of the Pequot.
The number of tribe members dropped down to 200 in the late 20th century.
www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/cultural/northamerica/pequottribe.html   (434 words)

  
 Rhode Island
Native American inhabitants included the Narragansett tribe, occupying most of the area, and the closely related Niantic tribe.
The largest tribes that lived near Rhode island were the Wampanoag, Pequots, Narragansett, and Nimpuc.
By 1670 even the friendly tribes who had greeted Williams and the Pilgrims became estranged from the colonists, and smell of war began to cover the New England countryside.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/r/rh/rhode_island.html   (3243 words)

  
 Native Americans - Narragansett
The Narragansett escaped the great pestilence of 1617 that swept through S New England, and the remnants of tribes who had suffered joined them for protection, making the Narragansett a powerful tribe.
Their fort near the site of Kingston, R.I., was attacked (1675) by a colonial force under Josiah Winslow, and in that engagement, known as the Great Swamp Fight, the Narragansett under Canonchet lost almost a thousand men.
Brief article on the tribe from the state of Rhode Island.
www.nativeamericans.com /Narragansett.htm   (586 words)

  
 Top20RhodeIsland.com - Your Top20 Guide to Rhode Island!
Native American inhabitants included the Naragansett tribe, occupying most of the state, and the closley-related Niantic tribe.
Some Wampanoags lived near the Massachusetts border, and other tribes, usually associated with Connecticut, such as the Mohegan were found in the west.
Historically, the land is unique because it was purchased twice, once from the King of England, and once from the Native American tribes who lived on the land.
www.top20rhodeisland.com   (2152 words)

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