Wampanoag
noun
Wam·pa·no·ag
ˈwäm-pə-ˌnäg 
ˌwäm-pə-ˈnō-(ˌ)ag
ˌwäm-pə-ˈnō-(ˌ)ag
ˌwȯm-
plural Wampanoag or Wampanoags
: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of southeastern Massachusetts and adjacent parts of Rhode Island
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Our first story, out today, by Aquinnah Wampanoag writer Joseph Lee, explains how Alaska Natives are responding to extreme heat in a place built on ice — one that is warming drastically faster than the rest of the world.
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Paige Vega, Vox, 3 July 2024
Edgartown Police, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution also were participating.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Their diners included descendants of the Wampanoag tribe, and the Boston chefs’ dishes included a lot of similar ingredients to the Elimination challenge offerings this week: rabbit, butternut squash, beans, duck, and goose.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Firefighters arrived at 60 Wampanoag Drive at 2:23 a.m. and found heavy fire throughout the entire building, with parts of the structure starting to collapse, fire officials said.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2024
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Paige Vega, Vox, 3 July 2024
Edgartown Police, the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution also were participating.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Their diners included descendants of the Wampanoag tribe, and the Boston chefs’ dishes included a lot of similar ingredients to the Elimination challenge offerings this week: rabbit, butternut squash, beans, duck, and goose.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 May 2024
Firefighters arrived at 60 Wampanoag Drive at 2:23 a.m. and found heavy fire throughout the entire building, with parts of the structure starting to collapse, fire officials said.
—Staff Reports, Hartford Courant, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Wampanoag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Wampanoag. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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