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Weetamoo

Weetamoo
​Freedom - the dedicated
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Weetamoo Woods Open Space in Tiverton, Rhode Island is named after Weetamoo. Weetamoo (c. 1635–1676), was a Pocasset Wampnoag Native American Chief. She was the sunksqua, or female sachem, of Pocasset. She lived in Quequechan, now called Fall River, Massachusetts.

Weetamoo (c. 1635–1676), was born in the Mattapoiset village of the Pokanoket or at Rhode Island's Taunton River area, and died at Taunton River. Her father was Corbitant, sachem of the Pocasset tribe in present-day North Tiverton, Rhode Island, c. 1618–1630. She had five husbands, the most famous of whom was Wamsutta, the eldest son of Massasoit, grand sachem of the Wampanoag and participant in the first Thanksgiving with the Pilgrims.
According to the Tiverton Four Corners website, "the squaw sachem, Weetamoo" governed the Pocasset tribe, which occupied today's Tiverton, Rhode Island in 1620. Weetamoo joined "with King Philip in fighting the colonists" in 1675, in King Philip's War, also known as "Metacomet's Rebellion." King Philip's War is named for the uprising of Metacomet, Weetamoo's brother in law and the younger brother of Wamsutta, who was also known by the English name Philip. Early on in the war, Weetamoo gave support to Metacomet by aiding his forces with the strength of her soldiers.
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​Poem: Christina Goh



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