Canonicus was a chief of the Narragansett people. He was wary of the colonial settlers, but he ultimately befriended Roger Williams and other settlers.
Canonicus
The original 1636 deed to Providence, signed by Chief Canonicus
The Narragansett people are an Algonquian American Indian tribe from Rhode Island. Today, Narragansett people are enrolled in the federally recognized Narragansett Indian Tribe. They gained federal recognition in 1983.
Roger Williams and the Narragansetts, a 19th-century engraving after a painting by A. H. Wray
The Narragansett Indian Church in Charlestown was founded in the 1740s. This building was constructed in 1859 to replace the one that had burned down.
20 ft (6.1 m) high sculpture of Enishkeetompauog Narragansett in Sprague Park, Narragansett, Rhode Island. Among the tribal leaders who had attended the 1982 dedication were Princess Red Wing and Roaring Bull, who was the last traditional war chief of the Narragansett Tribe.