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The
Nauset tribe, sometimes referred to as the
Cape Cod Indians lived in what is present-day Cape Cod, Massachusetts, living east of Bass River and lands occupied by their closely related neighbours, the
Wampanoag. Although a distinct tribe, they were often subject to Wampanoag overlordship and shared many similar aspects of culture, such as speaking an N-dialect of Algonquian language and similar agricultural practices. Due to their ocean proximity, they'd a greater reliance on seafood than other tribes. The tribe is noted for being the first to dig the Cape Cod canal before it was redug a few centuries later after sedimentation.
The tribe was one of the first to be visited by Western seafarers, whose abduction of tribal members for slavery and introduction of diseases greatly reduced Nauset even before large-scale colonization of New England. The
pilgrims encountered the Nauset during their landing near present-day
Provincetown, MA, where the Nauset, weary of foreigners, tried to resist. The pilgrims are also noted for stealing maize from Nauset graves they encountered, further fuelling tensions between the two groups.
The Nauset were the colonists greatest allies. Before
King Philip's War, most were Christianised and aided the colonists as scouts and warriors against the other tribes. Despite this, they were confined to
Praying Villages. Their numbers, always small, were reduced, but additions of other Native American tribes during the aftermath of King Phillip’s War and intermarriage with other settlers preserved Native American identity. Although no longer distinct as a tribe, most of the
Mashpee Wampanoag band are descended from Nauset people, who currently number 1,100 people and are federally recognised (as Wampanoag).
Not only does their bloodline live on in some self-identified Wampanoag tribal members,
Hyannis and the Wianno section of
Osterville, MA are named after the Nauset
sachem Iyannough.
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