Pawtucket tribe

Pawtucket
Total population
extinct as a tribe
Regions with significant populations
northeastern Massachusetts,
southern New Hampshire[1]
Languages
possibly Algonquian language
Religion
Indigenous religion
Related ethnic groups
Naumkeag people, Pennacook[1]

The Pawtucket tribe were a confederation of Eastern Algonquian-speaking Native Americans in present-day northeastern Massachusetts and southeastern New Hampshire. They are mostly known in the historical record for their dealings with the early English colonists in the 17th century. Confusion exists about the proper endonym for this group who are variously referred to in European documents as Pawtucket, Pentucket, Naumkeag, Wamesit, or Mystic Indians, or by the name of their current sachem or sagamore.

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