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Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe, Rhode Island (U.S.)

Native American

image located by Valentin Poposki, 16 August 2019

The tribe
The flag
Clans

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The Tribe

Acknowledged as early as 1638 as a Nehantick-Nahaganet village, reformalized on December 15th, 2009, and repatriated on December 20th, 2015, the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe is the Principal Tribe of the northern territories of the mighty Nehantick-Nahaganset Nation.

Historically Mashapaug was a thriving village of the Nehantick-Nahaganset people of the Northern territories. Mashapaug was considered a boundary of the Moshassuck lands that the Grand Sāchem Miantinomo allowed for usage by Roger Williams to establish the settlement of Providence. However, once Pomham and Socononoco, the Sāchemaog of the Shawomet and Pawtuxet territories, declared their independence from the over lordship of Miantinomo in 1643, the lands were thereafter considered under the rule of Pomham. From the colonial perspective, Pomham’s prominence as an independent and Great Sāchem of the Nehantick-Nahaganset Nation was acknowledged and solidified by the Colony of Rhode Island when he was identified, along with Canonicus, Canonchet, Quaiopen and Ninigret, as one of the principle Sāchemaog of the Nation and a signer of the October 18th, 1675 Treaty requiring the Nehantick-Nahaganset to not support the Pokanokets and other warring tribes in the King Philip's War. Pomham died on July 27th, 1676 in Dedham Woods fighting valiantly and honorably in defense of his lands and people during the King Philip’s War. In honor and demonstration of the great legacy and the ongoing sovereignty of the Northern territories, the Principle Sāchem of the Mashapaug Tribe carries the non personal heraldic Title of “Pomham Sāchem”.

The Mission of the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe is to provide and promote opportunities for community, economic, personal, professional and human rights development, educational obtainment and lawful, social and civic activism for Tribal Citizens of the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe.

The Vision of the Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe is to preserve, promote and cultivate Nehantick-Nahaganset and American Aborigine history, culture and tradition to and for the greater community.

The Mashapaug Nahaganset Tribe is a member of the Affiliated Tribes of New England Indians and is a chartering Member Nation of the Federation of Aboriginal Nations of America (FANA).
Valentin Poposki, 16 August 2019

The Flag

image located by Valentin Poposki, 16 August 2019

This unrecognized tribe has two flags. The first flag was probably adopted in the time of the (re)creation of the Tribe in 2009, and the new flag was adopted in 2015. Here are also tribal seals that changed with flags, and this tribe has four Clans, and here are their seals, but I didn't find clan flags.
Valentin Poposki, 16 August 2019

The Seal

images located by Valentin Poposki, 16 August 2019

Clans

image located by Valentin Poposki, 14 August 2019