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Weetamoo
Native American leader
Weetamoo (pronounced Wee-TAH-moo)[1] (c.
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1635–1676), also referred to as Weethao, Weetamoe, Wattimore, Namumpum, and Tatapanunum, was a PocassetWampanoagNative American Chief. She was the sunksqua, or female sachem, of the Pocasset tribe, which occupied contemporary Tiverton, Rhode Island in 1620.[2] The Pocasset, which she led, was one of the tribes of the Wampanoag.
Early life
Weetamoo was born in the Mattapoiset village of the Pokanoket or at Rhode Island's Taunton River area.[3] Her father was Corbitant and he was sachem of the Pocasset tribe c. 1618–1630.
She had a younger sister named Wootonekanuske and no brothers. From an early age, Weetamoo was exposed to the diplomatic duties of the Pocasset sachem.
Historians, can anyone recommend a modern history book that would be appropriate for a smart 9-year-old that doesn't whitewash history?She adopted her fathers views regarding the colonists. Unlike other sachems of the time, Corbitant rejected colonist and native relations. He believed that the land should remain in the h