A member of the Algonquian people of Rhode Island and Massachusetts who greeted the Pilgrims
The Wampanoag /u02C8wu0251u02D0mpu0259nu0254u02D0u0261/, also called Massasoit and also rendered Wu00F4panu00E2ak, is a Native American tribe. Many Wampanoag people today are enrolled in two federally recognized tribes, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, or four state-recognized tribes recognized by Massachusetts.