Weetamoo | |
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| Pocasset Wampanoag leader | |
| In office ?–1676 | |
| Preceded by | Corbitant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Namumpum Weetamoo 1635 present day North Tiverton, Rhode Island |
| Died | August 6, 1676 (aged 40–41) Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Cause of death | Drowning |
| Spouse(s) | Winnepurket, Wamsutta (Alexander), Quequequanachet, Petonowit, and Quinnapin |
| Parent | Corbitant (father) |
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| Military service | |
| Battles/wars | King Philip's War |
Weetamoo (pronounced Wee-TAH-moo)[1] (c. 1635–1676), also referred to as Weethao, Weetamoe, Wattimore, Namumpum, and Tatapanunum, was a Pocasset Wampanoag Native American Chief. She was the sunksqua, or female sachem, of Pocasset tribe, which occupied contemporary Tiverton, Rhode Island in 1620.[2] The Pocasset, which she led, was one of the groups of the Wampanoag.
- ^ "Life Story: Weetamoo". Women & the American Story. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ Martinez, Donna; Williams Bordeaux, Jennifer L., eds. (2016). 50 Events That Shaped American Indian History: An Encyclopedia of the American Mosaic. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 139.