Massachusett
Also known as Massachuset, Massachuset Indian, Massachuset people, 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.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Massachusett
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- Location of the Massachusett and related peoples of southern New England.
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- Massachusetts
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- Christianity (Puritanism), Indigenous religion, Algonquian religion.
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- English, formerly Massachusett language
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- Nipmuc, Wampanoag, Narraganasett, Mohegan, Pequot, Pocomtuc, Montaukett and other Algonquian peoples
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Os Massachusett são uma tribo ameríndia da América do Norte, que faziam parte do grupo indígena algonquino. São a origem do nome do atual estado americano de Massachusetts.
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