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Also known as Massachuset, Massachuset Indian, Massachuset people, Massachusett, Massachusetts Indian, Massachusetts people, Natick, Natick Indian

The Massachusett were a Native American tribe from the region in and around present-day Greater Boston in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name comes from the Massachusett language term for "At the Great Hill," referring to the Blue Hills overlooking Boston Harbor from the south.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Massachusett
Ethnic group.image: 250px|center
Ethnic group.image_caption: Location of the Massachusett and related peoples of southern New England.
Ethnic group.popplace: Massachusetts
Ethnic group.rels: Christianity (Puritanism), Indigenous religion, Algonquian religion.
Ethnic group.langs: English, formerly Massachusett language
Ethnic group.related: Nipmuc, Wampanoag, Narraganasett, Mohegan, Pequot, Pocomtuc, Montaukett and other Algonquian peoples