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- Narraganset - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
The Narraganset were a powerful Native American people whose homeland included much of what is now Rhode Island. The tribe was nearly destroyed by warfare with the English.
- Narraganset - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
The Native Americans known as the Narraganset originally occupied most of what is now Rhode Island west of Narragansett Bay. During the 1600s the tribe was nearly eliminated by warfare with English colonists.