Pokanoket

The Pokanoket (also spelled Pakanokick) was the village governed by Massasoit (Wampanoag, c. 1581–1661). The term broadened to refer to all peoples and lands governed by Massasoit and his successors, which were part of the Wampanoag people in what is now Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

This article is about the American Indian tribe. For the Wampanoag leader known as Alexander Pokanoket, see Wamsutta.
Pokanoket
Statue of Massasoit, or Ousamequin (17th-century Pokanoket leader), in Plymouth
Total population
defunct
Regions with significant populations
Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Languages
Wampanoag
Religion
Indigenous religion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
other Wampanoag people
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