Wampanoag
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- noun
- /ˈwæmpəˌnɔg/
- The Wampanoag welcomed the Pilgrims to America with food and hospitality.
- Wampanoag Indians
- Wampanoag tribe
- Mashpee Wampanoag
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The holiday also ties us to the Wampanoag Indians, who were vital in helping the Pilgrims survive their new world.
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Historically accurate, with full-color photos, the book brings this important piece of history to life and, in particular, gives voice to the Wampanoag Indians' role in helping the pilgrims to survive.
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That food is for the coming feast - with the Wampanoag Indians.
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"The Wampanoag will supply some of the food for this Thanksgiving feast.
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I have lived with Cecoyo and the Wampanoag tribe for three years.
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Squanto was a Wampanoag who had experience with other settlers and knew English.
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The observance recalls the celebration of an autumn harvest centuries ago, when the Wampanoag tribe joined the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony to share in the fruits of a bountiful season.
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The holiday’s intercultural roots go back to the meal that the Pilgrims at Plymouth, Mass., and the Wampanoag tribe, the native people already living there, shared in 1621.
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Many cultural traditions of the Wampanoag continue to be celebrated today.
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During the 17th century, the Wampanoag played a crucial role in helping the Pilgrims survive their first winter.
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Etymology
Wampanoag comes from the people’s own word Wôpanâak, which means 'people of the first light' or 'people of the dawn' because they lived on the east coast where the sun rises, so the name still identifies this Indigenous people today.