Early History
The Narragansett Tribe
Significant Events
Then and Now
Current Concerns
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The name of a traditional home used by Native American tribes during the winter months.
What is a long house?
100
This describes temporary shelter made of bark on the outside and woven mats on the inside.
What is a Wigwam or Wetu?
100
When this war began in June of 1675, old men, women, and children of the Wampanoag tribe were sent across Narragansett Bay to live safely with the Narragansett.
What is King Philip's War?
100
In the 1600's, this was believed to be the largest tribe in Rhode Island, occupying an area along Narragansett Bay from Warwick to South Kingstown. Their population - including the Niantics, a related tribe - has been estimated at about seven thousand when the first Europeans arrived.
Who are the Narragansetts? (or What is the Narragansett Tribe?
100
In 2003, a Narragansett shop was raided for allegedly selling this commodity illegally?
What are cigarettes?
200
This Italian navigator is believed to have made first contact with Native American tribes in New England.
Who is Giovanni Verrazano?
200
Based on their way of life, which was sustained through agriculture and hunting, Narragansett and other tribes were known as this honorable term in the New England region.
What are warriors?
200
This group Known , this group attacked the Narragansett's principal winter settlement of South Kingstown in December, 1675.
Who are the United Colonies?
200
This magazine was begun by the members of the Narragansett Tribe and "published monthly in the interest of The Narragansett Tribe of Indians."
What is The Narragansett Dawn?
200
This movie is a historic chronicle based on the book by Dee Brown explains how Native Americans were displaced as the United States expanded west.
What is Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee?
300
In 1675, King Philip and the Narragansetts joined efforts to support this Indian tribe to reclaim land in Massachusetts.
What is the Wampanoag tribe?
300
This act prohibited the taking of Indian lands as payment for debts incurred. However, the intention of the Act was ignored in the 19th century when the State of Rhode tried to avoid responsibility to the Narragansett People.
What is the Non-Intercourse Act?
300
This incident cost the lives of three hundred Native American men and almost four hundred women and children. This attack pushed the Narragansett into joining forces with the Phillip and the Wampanoag.
What is the Great Swamp Massacre?
300
Beginning in the 1940's, Tribal Council and Tribal Body meetings were held at this place for the Narragansett Tribe.
What is the Narragansett Indian Meeting House, or Church?
300
In 2016, Members of the Narragansett Indian Tribe fought to have this form of identification to be considered valid for voting requirements in Rhode Island.
What is a tribal identification card?
400
This term translates to "white man" from interactions between natives and colonists from the 18th century.
What is Waumpeshau?
400
Even after this effort, the Narragansett Tribe continued to maintain its traditional government and recognized Sachems, Medicine Men and Women, the Tribal Council, Sub-Chiefs, Tribal Prophets, the War Chief, and Clan Mothers
What is detribalization?
400
This organization was created for the purpose of "acquiring, managing and purchasing real property" as provided in the land claim settlement of 1975 between the state of Rhode Island and several land owners.
What is the Narragansett Indian Land Management Corporation?
400
This war leader of the Narragansett organized a large army of almost 2000 warriors in southern Rhode Island. He then went into central Massachusetts and organized another large army of almost 1500 warriors from several tribes, uniting them all against the English.
Who is Canonchet?
400
Current day Native American reservations struggle with specific social justice issues, the most prominent of which being this economic concern.
What is poverty?
500
This man founded the first permanent white settlement in Rhode Island at Providence in 1636 on land purchased from the Narragansett Indians. Forced to flee Massachusetts because of persecution, Williams established a policy of religious and political freedom in his new settlement.
Who is Roger Williams?
500
This gathering is held 2nd weekend in August, continued to be held each and every year and was recognized by Senator Theodore Frances Greene in 1935.
What is Rhode Island Indian Day?
500
The Narragansett Indian Tribe received this acknowledgement in 1983, which led to state legislation transferring title to the Tribe in 1985. The Tribe then initiated procedures in 1985 to obtain federal trust status for the settlement land.
What is federal recognition?
500
This meeting place is where Narragansett Tribal monthly meetings and other special, traditional gatherings take place in Charlestown, RI.
What is the Four Winds Community Center?
500
This Native American Tribe is currently engaging in a protection of their land and water rights in South Dakota against efforts to build a new oil pipeline.
Who are the Lakota People, or what is the Lakota Tribe?
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