'This is a special place for us': How nearly 40 acres in Tiverton was reclaimed by Pocasset tribe
A swamp in Tiverton that's believed to be the site of a key battle during King Philip's War is returned to members of the ...
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Brown University transfers ownership of a portion of its land to Pokanoket Indian Tribe
The land is the ancestral home of Metacom — also known as King Philip — the leader of the Pokanoket people. It’s also the site of his 1676 death during King Philip’s War, a bloody conflict ...
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'This is a special place for us': How nearly 40 acres in Tiverton was reclaimed by Pocasset tribe
Under the leadership of Pokanoket sachem Metacom, also known as Metacomet and by the English as King Philip, an alliance of New England tribes sought to drive out the settlers. Outright war ...