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Annawan [a] (died 1676) was a military leader and advisor of the Wampanoag. As head captain under sachem Massasoit, Annawan fought wars with rival New England Indian tribes and became renowned as a warrior. Under Massasoit's son, Metacomet (King Philip), Annawan, as head chief, led the Wampanoag war effort against the Plymouth colonists.
The Wampanoag, also rendered ... Wampanoag Chief Sachem Metacom and his allies waged King Philip's War ... ISBN 978-0-1600-4575-2. Further reading. Lepore, Jill. ...
Massasoit Sachem (/ ˌ m æ s ə ˈ s ɔɪ (ɪ) t / MASS-ə-SOYT, - SOY-it) [1] [2] or Ousamequin (c. 1581 – 1661) [3] was the sachem or leader of the Wampanoag confederacy. Massasoit means Great Sachem. Although Massasoit was only his title, English colonists mistook it as his name and it stuck. [4]
Metacom became sachem of the Pokanoket and Grand Sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy in 1662 after the death of his older brother Grand Sachem Wamsutta (called "Alexander" by the colonists), who had succeeded their father Massasoit (d. 1661) as chief. Metacom was well known to the colonists before his ascension as paramount chief to the Wampanoags.
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe attended the first Thanksgiving: 16-year-old Ciara Hendricks is their Powwow Princess and face of the future. ... Massachusetts in the early 1600s. His relationship ...
Metacomet (1638 – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom, [1]: 205 Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip, [2] was sachem (elected chief) to the Wampanoag people and the second son of the sachem Massasoit. His older brother Wamsutta (or King Alexander) briefly became sachem after their father's death in 1661. However ...
The Wampanoag people and Chief Massasoit came to the celebration. The feast included deer, wildfowl, fish and vegetables, plus what the Wampanoag people brought. There was no mention of turkey or ...
Known as the "Delaware Prophet", he founded a movement during the mid-18th century to reject European goods and a return to traditional way of life. His teachings would later be adopted by a number of tribal chief, most notably Pontiac. Opchanacanough: c. 1554–1646 1500s–1600s Pamunkey: Pamunkey chief after the death of his brother, Chief ...