Organization

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

Federally recognized Wampanoag tribal nation on Martha’s Vineyard.

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Epidemics of the 1610s According to Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Self-published 1
King Philip’s War According to Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Self-published 1
The tribe’s general statement about “battles initiated by colonists to secure land,” not about one war.

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Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah): home and Our Tribe, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). Self-published
With the European settlers came much adversity for our tribe - disease that virtually wiped out whole villages
Nation once included all of Southeastern Massachusetts and Eastern Rhode Island, encompassing over 67 distinct tribal communities.
The vast majority of these tribal communities were killed in battles initiated by colonists to secure land.

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