Wampanoag Timeline

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  • Wampanoag Indians meet the Pilgrims as they arrive in Plymouth. Tribe member Squanto helps them survive their first winter in North America.

    Wampanoag Indians meet the Pilgrims as they arrive in Plymouth. Tribe member Squanto helps them survive their first winter in North America.

  • The Wampanoag celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and later serve as guides when the settlers explore the land.

    The Wampanoag celebrate the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims and later serve as guides when the settlers explore the land.

  • The tribe sends a petition to the Massachusetts General Court seeking relief from encroachment on their land by non-Indians.

  • The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe is listed as an Indian tribe by the U.S. War Department.

  • Oversight of the all Indian tribes is transferred to the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. A bookkeeping error omits the Mashpee Wampanoag from the bureau's list.

    The error is not corrected despite the Mashpee Wampanoags' 1822 classification as a tribe.
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    The tribe fights unsuccessfully in state court to reclaims lands it once held.

    The case creates havoc among those trying to buy and sell property in the town because banks will not grant mortgages while ownership is in doubt.

  • The Mashpee Wampanoags are officially recognized as a tribe.