Massasoit: Facts & Related Content

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Facts

Born c.1590 • near BristolRhode Island
Died 1661 • near BristolRhode Island

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Wampanoag leader
The founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Tecumseh
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Black Hawk
Sauk and Fox leader
Pocahontas
Pocahontas
Powhatan princess
Joy Harjo, 2019
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American author, academic, musician and artist
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Sacagawea
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Sioux chief
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Alexander McGillivray
Creek chief
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Canadian First Nations leader
Quanah Parker
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Native American leader
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Native American educator, author and lecturer
Zitkala-Sa
Zitkala-Sa
American writer
Dull Knife
Cheyenne chief
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Apache leader
Eagle Woman
American peace activist
Powhatan
Powhatan
American Indian chief
Chief Joseph
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Nez Percé chief
Wovoka
American Indian prophet