Narragansett people are an Algonquian American Indian tribe from Rhode Island.
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14 Facts About Narragansett people
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Today, Narragansett people are enrolled in the federally recognized Narragansett Indian Tribe.
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Some present-day Narragansett people believe that their name means "people of the little points and bays".
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Narragansett people language died out in the 19th century, so modern attempts to understand its words have to make use of written sources.
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The earliest such sources are the writings of English colonists in the 1600s, and at that time the name of the Narragansett people was spelled in a variety of different ways, perhaps attesting to different local pronunciations.
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Narragansett people language became almost entirely extinct during the 20th century.
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European settlement in the Narragansett people territory did not begin until 1635; in 1636, Roger Williams acquired land from Narragansett people sachems Canonicus and Miantonomi and established Providence Plantations.
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The Narragansett people forces fell apart, and Miantonomi was captured and executed by Uncas' brother.
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Hundreds of Narragansett people non-combatants died in the attack and burning of the fort, including women and children, but nearly all of the warriors escaped.
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Preliminary surveys of the Narragansett people tract, known as RI 110, have revealed a village with perhaps as many 22 structures, as well as three known human burial sites.
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Current members of the Narragansett tribe have contributed through oral history to accounts about the ancient people who inhabited this site.
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In January 1975, the Narragansett people Tribe filed suit in federal court to regain 3,200 acres of land in southern Rhode Island which they claimed the state had illegally taken from them in 1880.
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In 1978, the Narragansett people Tribe signed a Joint Memorandum of Understanding with the state of Rhode Island, Town of Charlestown, and private property owners in settlement of their land claim.
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Narragansett people Tribe is negotiating with the General Assembly for approval to build a casino in Rhode Island with their partner, currently Harrah's Entertainment.
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