Wampanoag
The Wampanoag are a Native American tribe. They are part of the Northeast Woodlands. They have lived in present-day Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island for over 12,000 years.[1][2] There are around 4,000 to 5,000 Wampanoag people living in New England today.[3]
History
[change | change source]After the Pilgrims arrived in the New World on the Mayflower in 1620, the Wampanoag tribe helped them survive.[4]
In the early 17th century, an epidemic of leptospirosis (a bacterial infection also called Weil's syndrome) killed many Wampanoags and greatly damaged their society.
Today
[change | change source]There are multiple Wampanoag communities in Massachusetts today.[3] The United States government officially recognizes two surviving Wampanoag tribes: the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe[1] and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah).[2]
References
[change | change source]- 1 2 "Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | People of the First Light". Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. 2025-10-23. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- 1 2 "Wampanoag History". Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- 1 2 "Who are the Wampanoag?". Plimoth Patuxet Museums. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
- ↑ "Tribes - Native Voices". National Institutes of Health - National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 2025-11-02.
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