Narragansett Indians

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Original Homeland: Rhode Island

Tribal Headquarters
Narragansett Indian Tribe P.O. Box 268 Charlestown, RI 02813 Phone: 1.401.364.1100 Fax: 1.401.364.1104


 * Narragansett Indian Tribal Website

Brief Timeline
1524: Italina explorer Giovanni de Vaerragano encountered the Narragansett

1622: Conflict with colonies begin

1675-1676: the English killed or sold into slavery thier Narragansett prisoners and captives

1788: many joined the Brothertown Indians New York

1880: Rhode Island state purchases the Niantic reservation

1934: The Narragansett incorporate

1983: Federally recognized tribe

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Narragansett tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods

Records
An 1881 Tribal List of members of the tribe entitled to a share of purchase monies is available online.


 * Surnames A-I
 * Surnames J-Z

Important Web Sites

 * Narragansett Indian Tribal Website
 * Narragansett Tribe Wikipedia