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Pokanoket
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The Pokanoket was the village governed by Massasoit. The term broadened to refer to all peoples and lands governed by Massasoit and his successors, which were part of the Wampanoag people in what is now Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Statue of Massasoit, or Ousamequin (17th-century Pokanoket leader), in Plymouth
Statue of Massasoit, or Ousamequin (17th-century Pokanoket leader), in Plymouth
Image: Territories and Boundaries of Pokanoket Tribe
Image: Territories and Boundaries of Pokanoket Tribe
Massasoit
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Massasoit Sachem or Ousamequin was the sachem or leader of the Wampanoag confederacy. Massasoit means Great Sachem. Massasoit was not his name but a title. English colonists mistook Massasoit as his name and it stuck.
Sculpture of Ousamequin in Mill Creek Park, Kansas City, Missouri by Cyrus E. Dallin
Sculpture of Ousamequin in Mill Creek Park, Kansas City, Missouri by Cyrus E. Dallin
Massasoit smoking a ceremonial pipe with Governor John Carver in Plymouth, 1621
Massasoit smoking a ceremonial pipe with Governor John Carver in Plymouth, 1621
Meeting of Governor Carver and Massasoit
Meeting of Governor Carver and Massasoit
The Palace of Massasoit
The Palace of Massasoit