“FOR TEACHERS GRADES 4–8

A PDF that can help tell the real story.

“Environment: Understanding the Natural World

The Wampanoag people have long lived in the area around Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts.

“Community: Group Identity in Culture

When the English established their colony at Plymouth, they encountered a group of people who lived in a communal way

“Encounters: Effects on Cultures

Before the Wampanoags met the English colonists, they had interacted with other Native people politically, socially, culturally, and economically.

“Sharing New Perspectives Year-Round

The English colonists could not have imagined how important their first encounter with Native people would be.

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