Massasoit was chief of the Wampanog Indians. He had two sons Metacom and Squanto.
"Massasoit Sachem" was actually chief Ousamequin, leader (sachem) of the Pokanoket tribe of the Massachusetts area. He was "Massasoit" (great leader) of the Wampanoag Confederacy, and lived from around 1581 to 1661.
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Most likely the Wampanoag chief you are thinking of is Massasoit Sachem.
Chief Massasoit
Massasoit was a Wampanoag Indian Chief. He was born in 1590 and died in 1661. Throughout his life, he was able to sustain good relations with the English settlers.
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Chief Massasoit, the leader of the Wamponoag village, attended the first Thanksgiving.That Thanksgiving was also attended by Samoset, who was the sagamore (secondary chief) of the Abenaki tribe, and Squanto. Squanto, also known as Tisquantum, was a Patuxet Indian who had been adopted into Massasoit's tribe after his own had been wiped out. Squanto was not a chief. However, he did assist the Pilgrims even though at one point he had been captured by the British and held as a slave.
Powhatan, who was the chief of the Powhatan Indians, was the leader of the Powhatan Confederacy of Virginia, which once included 30 different tribes totaling about 9,000 persons. The confederacy occupied much of what became the colony and state of Virginia.
Massasoit was the chief of the Wampanoag tribe. He was also invited to the first Thanksgiving celebrations during 1621 by the pilgrims in the New World.
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