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Rabbit's Wish for Snow

A creation Myth of the Narragansett

Along time ago, rabbit's didn't look the way they do now. They walked on tall legs, had long arms, had a long tail, and had short ears. In the spring time, Rabbit saw some shoots in the willow tree that he wanted to eat, but he couldn't climb trees. He decided to eat and play in the grass. But Rabbit thought, "I want to play in the snow." Rabbit started to wish for snow. He prayed and danced and sang. It started to snow. Then more snow and more. It snowed so much that it had piled up all the way to the top of the willow tree. Now rabbit can eat the shoots at the top. He was so full and tired that he decided to go home but his house was covered with snow. He just fell asleep in the tree. He woke up the next morning and all the snow was gone. His tail broke and he fell out of the tree. Rabbit hit all the branches and his ears stretched out. Then he hit the ground so hard his arms went into his body, his legs bent and his lip split. And that is why rabbit's look the way the do today.

The Wolf

Animal

Rag Rock

  • symbolizes
  • Both Totem and Animal

Turtle

This legend is saying that Wabanowi should have listened to Fighting Bear and allowed him to marry Nansema. The Sachem and Narragansett Tribes would have been united, and therefore better able to fight-off the English settlers. Wabanowi's Guardian Spirit had put him to sleep until the arguing with the Englishmen was over. It spared him the pain of watching his tribe become obliterated by the English settlers.

Animal

  • Symbolize
  • Dreams mean something
  • Meaning

Connections

  • Totems
  • Communication

Culture and Value

  • Traditional
  • How/Who they are
  • Received gifts from the Great Spirits

Rhode Island: American Indian Tribes

By: Kendall, Brea, Saba, and Alli. Period 4

The Narragansett tribe, like the Niantic, Nipmuc, Montauk, and Pequot, was originally a distinct and independent nation. However, due to heavy population losses and aggressive colonial expansion, the Indian tribes of New England were scattered, merged, and assimilated to such a degree that they lost their languages and much of their individual tribal characters

In particular, the Narragansett, Nipmuc, and

Niantic tribes were driven together under the

general Mohegan rubric; other Narragansetts took refuge with the Abenakis or Stockbridge Indians, assimilating into those cultures. The Narragansett only regained official tribal status in 1985. There are about 2500 Narragansetts in Rhode Island today, including those of Niantic, Nipmuc, and Pequot descent, and 2500 other Mohegans

The original inhabitant of the area that now Rhode Island is included:

1)The Narragansett tribe

2)The Niantic tribe

3)The Wampanoag tribe

All these tribes were forced to move but there is an other tribe that had remain in Rhode Island;Pokanoket Tribe.

People of Narragansett (Nipmuc)

Rhode Island: The Name

Although it is unclear on how Rhode Island got its name, there are a few theories on how it did.

Theory Of Rhode Island's Name

The theory was one of the Explorer Giovanni Da Verrazzano.

Later Pilgrims named it Aquineck.

Official Naming of Rhode Island

1637; Roger Williams and the naming of the territory.

The name was officially applied to the island in 1644 .

The Narraganasett lived in the majority of Rhode Island, sharing the tiny territory with the Niantic and the Wampanoag.

Today, there is only one federally recognized Indian Tribe in Rhode Island, that of the Narragansett.

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