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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
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The native name is written Massachuseuck (Muhsachuweeseeak) /məhs at͡ʃəw iːs iː ak/—singular Massachusee (Muhsachuweesee). It translates as "at the great...
See moreMassachusett people settled in villages; however, these were organized into larger bands.
Swanton writes about six major bands named for their...
See moreThe Massachusett occupied fertile flatlands. Men and women cleared fields first by burning trees, then by removing stumps. Women grew food crops, but men were involved in tobacco
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See moreThe historic territory of the Massachusett people consisted mainly of the narrow coastal plains along the southern side of Massachusetts Bay in what is now eastern Massachusetts.
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See moreThe Massachusett language, Massachusee unontꝏwaok (Muhsachuweesee unôtuwôâôk) /məhsatʃəwiːsiː ənãtəwaːãk/, was an important language of
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The first known European encounter may have been in 1605 when French explorer Samuel de Champlain arrived in Boston Harbor....
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