Pokanoket
Native American village and 17th c. Native American political division / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the American Indian tribe. For the Wampanoag leader known as Alexander Pokanoket, see Wamsutta.
The Pokanoket (also spelled Pakanokick[1]) was the village governed by Massasoit (Wampanoag, c. 1581–1661). The term broadened to refer to all peoples and lands governed by Massasoit and his successors,[1] which were part of the Wampanoag people in what is now Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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defunct | |
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Massachusetts, Rhode Island | |
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Wampanoag | |
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Indigenous religion, Christianity | |
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other Wampanoag people |
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