What American Indian tribe that feasted with pilgrims at the first thanksgiving?

Answer 1

the 1600s when encountered by the English, the Wampanoag lived in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island, as well as within a territory that encompassed current day Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Their population numbered in the thousands due to the richness of the environment and their cultivation of corn, beans and squash; it was 3,000 on Martha's Vineyard alone.

From 1616-1619 the Wampanoag suffered an epidemic of what researchers now believe was leptospirosis, a bacterial infection also known as Weil's syndrome or 7-day fever. While it may have been carried by the English, it may also have arisen from factors in the Wampanoag environment and their contact with diseased animals. It caused a high fatality rate and nearly destroyed the society. This crisis contributed to the conversion of Wampanoag to Christianity, as they began to doubt the power of their own traditions. During the early decades of English colonization, relations were friendly, but the nation began to resist colonial encroachment. Historians believe the losses from the epidemic made it possible for the English colonists to get a foothold in creating the Massachusetts Bay Colony in later years. King Philip's War (1675-1676) against the English colonists resulted in the deaths of 40% of the tribe. Most of the male survivors were sold into slavery in the West Indies. Many women and children were enslaved in New England.

While the tribe largely disappeared from historical records from the late 18th century, its people persisted. Survivors remained in their traditional areas and continued many aspects of their culture, while absorbing other people by marriage and adapting to changing economic and cultural needs in the larger society. Although the last native speakers of Wôpanâak died more than 100 years ago, since 1993 the tribe has been working on a language revival project that is producing new native speakers, the first time this has been achieved in the United States. The project is working on curriculum and teacher development.

The chief groups of Wampanoag began to re-organize their governments in the late twentieth century, although only one federally recognized tribe has reservation land. They are seeking to acquire land to be held in trust to enable Indian gaming to generate revenue for the nation. In November 2011, the Massachusetts legislature authorized the Wampanoag to acquire land in southeastern Massachusetts for a gaming casino.

from Wikipedia. The pilgrims eventually decided the indians that saved their lives during that first harsh winter were heathens and did everything they could to exterminate them.

Answer 2

The first Native Americans to celebrate Thanksgiving with the colonists were the wampanoag tribe.

Answer 3

Squanto's tribe. Because they taught the pilgrims how to farm, hunt, and effectively cook foods.

Answer 4

The Wangponag tribe was the first Indians to eat Thanksgiving with the pilgrims.

Answer 5

the owiebear tribe

Answer 6

The wampanoag

Answer 7

Wampanoag.

Answer 8

wampanoag