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Narragansett Indians
They are really Ojibway's. According to 1832's Edinburgh Encyclopedia, two large forces of Ojibway People forced their way east from a southwest location and west location. Narragansett Indians or 'Nar'-'ra-gan'-'sett' (supposedly their name means People of Small Point - their name was also written Nanhiggonsick and Nanihigonsick and Nahigonsicks - in Ojibway their "i-gan" represents animate or something created by humans - backbone, chine and spine in Ojibway is Nawawigan so Nar-ra-gan-sett could mean Spine Fear or Na-wa-wi-gan Seg or Na-wi-gan Seg - it refers to a body of water slightly northwest of Point Judith Town - Ojibway's considered it a bit dangerous - back in 17th century there may have been an island between Point Judith Town and Narragansett Town - Spine Fear is no different than Cape Fear) Indians are from those Ojibway's that forced their way directly east, from a far west location. They were motivated to migrate east by prophecy. Those two groups of Ojibway's were named "Lenni-lenape" and "Iroquois." Lenni-lenape are really Ojibway. They came up from a southwest location, while Iroquois including Asseeneepoytuck or Assiniboine (aka Assinika), came directly east in a paralell line with Lenni-lenape's. They took control of land from Missouri River to Atlantic Ocean.
They lived in what is now Alberta and Montana in 1492. During mid 16th century, chief Sagima or Ogima Sagima, led 10,000's of Ojibway Soldiers and their families from Manitolin Island, east and north. They settled along Ottawa River then forcefully settled along St. Lawrence River. They then expanded east to extreme east Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont. Other eastern Ojibway's listed as Abenaki besides Narragansett Indians include Androscoggin, Cowasuck, Kennebec, Maliseet, Massachusett, Missiquoi, Montauk, Nashua, Odanak (town place), Ossipee, Passamaquoddy, Pennacook, Penobscot, Pequot, Piskataqua, Shinnecock, Sokoki, Wampanoag, Winnipesaukee and Wolinak. These eastern most Ojibway's, fiercely defended Indian land against both whites and their Indian allies. They were constantly at war against invading whites and their Indian allies until shortly after War of 1812. They were extremely brutal to those non Algonquian Indian Nations that helped whites. They either exterminated them or brought them under their control. They forced them to follow prophecy and brought them to Carribean Islands, South America and Mexico including North Mexico which in early 19th century was located from Kansas to California. In United States, their descendants live primarily in California and Texas. Their language has been corrupted yet we know it's Ojibway. Most Narragansett Indians live in Canada. These Ojibway's known as Narragansett Indians, are a lost cause. They don't know who they are. They are completely brainwashed. It's not their fault.