Naumkeag people

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The Naumkeag people were an Indigenous group of the region that is now Salem, Massachusetts, belonging to the broader Algonquian-speaking peoples of northeastern North America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Algonquian-speaking people
Indigenous people
affectedBy European colonization of New England
epidemic diseases introduced by Europeans
agriculturalProducts beans
corn
squash
associatedWithPlace Naumkeag (early English name for Salem area)
Salem, Massachusetts
broaderCulturalGrouping Eastern Algonquian peoples
linked to: Algonquian peoples
category Algonquian peoples
First Nations and Native American peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands
Indigenous peoples in Massachusetts
contactWith English colonists in Massachusetts Bay
continent North America
cultureArea Northeastern Woodlands
linked to: Eastern Woodlands
ethnicGroupOf region that is now Salem, Massachusetts
historicalPeriod early colonial period in New England
pre-contact era in New England
indigenousTo Atlantic coast of North America
languageFamily Algonquian languages
locatedIn Massachusetts
New England
northeastern North America
nameLanguage Algonquian language
neighboringGroups Abenaki people
linked to: Abenaki

Massachusett people
Pennacook people
Wampanoag people
partOf Algonquian-speaking peoples
linked to: Algonquian peoples

Northeastern Woodlands Indigenous peoples
linked to: Northeast Woodlands
presentInCountry United States
presentInState Massachusetts
regionType coastal
subsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Salem Harbor area
linked to: Salem Harbor

lower North Shore of Massachusetts

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Agawam, Massachusetts namedAfter Agawam people
linked to: Naumkeag people
Naumkeag namedAfter Naumkeag (Native American people)
linked to: Naumkeag people