The Native Americans

All Mayflower descendants owe a debt of gratitude to the Wampanoag.  Without the help of Samoset (an Abnaki) and Tisquantum, the Pilgrims would have likely starved to death the first winter.  And without the help of Hobomok and Tokamahamon, peace would never have been achieved, and the Pilgrims and Indans would have fought and killed one another.  Without the leadership of Massasoit and Quadequina, the Pilgrims would have never gained the protection and friendship afforded by their neighbors, the Wampanoag confederation.

 
Wigwam (left) and Longhouse (right).  These photographs from Hobomok's Homesite at Plimoth Plantation are patched from ArchNet Plimoth Plantation photos, University of Connecticut

History

A History of the Peace and Conflicts.  This fairly long section is meant to lay out the history and chronicle the development of the conflicts between Native American groups and the Plymouth Colony, to show how and why the peaceful relations broke down over time.

Language

A short dictionary of words and phrases of the Massachusetts Indians. (Based on New England's Prospect, published in 1634).

Short Biographies of Some Native Americans associated with the Pilgrims

Aspinet; Conanacus; Corbitant; Hobomok; Iyanough; Massasoit; Quadequina; Samoset; Tisquantum (Squanto); Tokamahamon.

Information on the Wampanoag from the Plimoth Plantation Museum

Wampanoag Clothing (includes pictures)
Hobomok's Homesite (includes pictures of Wampanoag housing)
The Wampanoag People

The Wampanoag Today

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Gay Head Wampanoag Tribe