Nauset (Amerind tribe)

The Nauset tribe, sometimes referred to as the Cape Cod Indians, live in what is present-day Cape Cod, Massachusetts, living east of Bass River and lands occupied by their closely related neighbors, the Wampanoag.

Although a distinct tribe, they are often subject to Wampanoag overlordship and share many similar aspects of culture, such as speaking an N-dialect of Algonquian language and similar agricultural practices.

Due to their ocean proximity, they have a greater reliance on seafood than other tribes.

The tribe is one of the first to be visited by Western seafarers, whose abduction of tribal members for slavery and introduction of diseases greatly reduces Nauset even before large-scale colonization of New England.

The pilgrims encounter the Nauset during their landing near present-day Provincetown, where the Nauset, weary of foreigners, try to resist.

The pilgrims are also noted for stealing maize from Nauset graves they encountered, further fuelling tensions between the two groups.

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