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[[Image:CantonMA PonkapoagNorthLineMarker.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Historic marker on [[Massachusetts Route 138]] indicating the northern boundary of the Ponkapoag settlement]] |
[[Image:CantonMA PonkapoagNorthLineMarker.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Historic marker on [[Massachusetts Route 138]] indicating the northern boundary of the Ponkapoag Plantation or settlement]] |
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'''Ponkapoag''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɒ|ŋ|k|ə|p|ɔː|ɡ}}, also '''Punkapaug''',<ref>[[David McCullough]], ''[[John Adams (book)|John Adams]]'', p. 72 (New York: Simon & Schuster 2001) {{ISBN|0-684-81363-7}}. Found online at [https://archive.org/details/johnadams00davi/page/72 <!-- quote=mccullough + punkapaug. --> Internet Archive]. Accessed May 8, 2011.</ref> '''Punkapoag''', '''Ponkhapoag'''<ref>Catherine Drinker Bowen, ''John Adams and the American Revolution'' (Boston: Little, Brown, 1950), p. 18.</ref> or '''Punkapog''', is the name of a [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] "[[praying towns|praying town]]" settled in the late 17th century western [[Blue Hills Reservation|Blue Hills]] area of eastern [[Massachusetts]] by persons who had accepted Christianity. It was established in 1657, during the [[British colonization of the Americas|colonization]] of the [[Atlantic]] seaboard of the [[United States]] by settlers from [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. This was the name given to the winter residence (and subsequently to the tribe) of the group of [[Massachusett]] who lived at the mouth of the [[Neponset River]] near Dorchester in the summer, in what colonists called [[Neponset Mill]].<ref>Daniel Gookin, ''Historical Collections of the Indians in New England,'' (1792)</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Ponkapoag is now contained almost entirely by the town of [[Canton, Massachusetts]].<ref name="huntoon">{{cite book|last=Huntoon|first=Daniel T. V.|title=History of the Town of Canton|year=1893|publisher=John Wilson and Son|pages=10–13|oclc=3615638|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iSxNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA10|accessdate=14 November 2010|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|chapter=Ponkapoag Plantation}}</ref> The name is derived from [[Ponkapoag Pond|a nearby pond]] {{convert|1|mi|km}} south of [[Great Blue Hill]]; Ponkapoag means "shallow pond" or "a spring that bubbles from red soil".<ref name="douglas-lithgow">{{cite book|last=Douglas-Lithgow|first=Robert Alexander|title=Dictionary of American-Indian place and proper names in New England|publisher=Salem Press|location=[[Salem, Massachusetts]]|year=1909|page=[https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer00doug/page/148 148]|oclc=621081|url=https://archive.org/details/dictionaryofamer00doug|accessdate=14 November 2010}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Ponkapoag Plantation was established in 1657 as a {{convert|6000|acre|ha|adj=on}} town parcel formed from [[Dorchester, Boston|Dorchester]], [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]].<ref name=huntoon /><ref name="neponsett">{{cite web|title=Neponsett / Ponkapoag Tribe Home Page|url=http://www.neponsett.org|publisher=Ponkapoag Tribal Council| |
Ponkapoag Plantation was established in 1657 as a {{convert|6000|acre|ha|adj=on}} town parcel formed from [[Dorchester, Boston|Dorchester]], [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]].<ref name=huntoon /><ref name="neponsett">{{cite web|title=Neponsett / Ponkapoag Tribe Home Page|url=http://www.neponsett.org|publisher=Ponkapoag Tribal Council|access-date=14 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222130212/http://neponsett.org/|archive-date=22 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the second [[Christianization|Christianized]] native settlement, or "Praying Town" in Massachusetts, after [[Natick, Massachusetts|Natick]] was established in 1651.<ref name=huntoon /><ref name="ponkapoag-tribe">{{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://natickprayingindians.org/history.html|publisher=Praying Indians of Natick and Ponkapoag|access-date=14 November 2010}}</ref> |
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In 1654 members of the Nemasket Tribe, located in the village of Cohannet in current day Bristol County, were among the first Native Americans relocated to Ponkapoag by missionaries.<ref>[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook/c_massachusetts_indian_towns.htm Massachusetts Indian Towns], Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906.</ref> From 1657 to his death around 1670, [[Quashaamit]] (William) served as a teaching minister in Ponkapoag, and also deeded large parcels of land in modern day [[Mendon, Massachusetts|Mendon]], [[Milford, Massachusetts|Milford]], [[Braintree, Massachusetts|Braintree]] (Quincy), and [[North Smithfield]].<ref>James N. Arnold, ''The Narragansett Historical Register (RI)'', Vol. 6, (1888), pg. 72-74 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=078840511X</ref> |
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The Massachusett (punkapoags) still live within their territory today. |
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== Legacy == |
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The [[Improved Order of Red Men]], a European-American [[fraternal order]], had a "Ponkapaug tribe" active in [[West Roxbury]], [[Boston, Massachusetts]], into the early 20th century.<ref>{{cite news |title=In and About Greater Boston: West Roxbury District |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/430909791/?terms=ponkapaug&match=1 |access-date=2 September 2022 |work=Boston Globe |agency=Newspapers.com |date=12 January 1911 |page=6}}</ref> |
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Several [[unrecognized tribes]] claim descent from the Ponkaoag, including the [[Praying Indians of Natick and Ponkapoag]] in Stoughton, the [[Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag]] in Bridgewater and Holliston, and the Ponkapoag Tribal Council in Brockton.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tribes and Villages of Massachusetts |url=http://www.hanksville.org/sand/contacts/tribal/states.php?whichstate=MA&title=Massachusetts |website=Hanksville |access-date=2 September 2022}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* [[Praying Indians]] |
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 15 July 2024
Ponkapoag /ˈpɒŋkəpɔːɡ/, also Punkapaug,[1] Punkapoag, Ponkhapoag[2] or Punkapog, is the name of a Native American "praying town" settled in the late 17th century western Blue Hills area of eastern Massachusetts by persons who had accepted Christianity. It was established in 1657, during the colonization of the Atlantic seaboard of the United States by settlers from Britain. This was the name given to the winter residence (and subsequently to the tribe) of the group of Massachusett who lived at the mouth of the Neponset River near Dorchester in the summer, in what colonists called Neponset Mill.[3]
Ponkapoag is now contained almost entirely by the town of Canton, Massachusetts.[4] The name is derived from a nearby pond 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Great Blue Hill; Ponkapoag means "shallow pond" or "a spring that bubbles from red soil".[5]
History
[edit]Ponkapoag Plantation was established in 1657 as a 6,000-acre (2,400 ha) town parcel formed from Dorchester, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[4][6] It was the second Christianized native settlement, or "Praying Town" in Massachusetts, after Natick was established in 1651.[4][7]
In 1654 members of the Nemasket Tribe, located in the village of Cohannet in current day Bristol County, were among the first Native Americans relocated to Ponkapoag by missionaries.[8] From 1657 to his death around 1670, Quashaamit (William) served as a teaching minister in Ponkapoag, and also deeded large parcels of land in modern day Mendon, Milford, Braintree (Quincy), and North Smithfield.[9]
Legacy
[edit]The Improved Order of Red Men, a European-American fraternal order, had a "Ponkapaug tribe" active in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, into the early 20th century.[10]
Several unrecognized tribes claim descent from the Ponkaoag, including the Praying Indians of Natick and Ponkapoag in Stoughton, the Massachusett Tribe at Ponkapoag in Bridgewater and Holliston, and the Ponkapoag Tribal Council in Brockton.[11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ David McCullough, John Adams, p. 72 (New York: Simon & Schuster 2001) ISBN 0-684-81363-7. Found online at Internet Archive. Accessed May 8, 2011.
- ^ Catherine Drinker Bowen, John Adams and the American Revolution (Boston: Little, Brown, 1950), p. 18.
- ^ Daniel Gookin, Historical Collections of the Indians in New England, (1792)
- ^ a b c Huntoon, Daniel T. V. (1893). "Ponkapoag Plantation". History of the Town of Canton. Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Wilson and Son. pp. 10–13. OCLC 3615638. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Douglas-Lithgow, Robert Alexander (1909). Dictionary of American-Indian place and proper names in New England. Salem, Massachusetts: Salem Press. p. 148. OCLC 621081. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Neponsett / Ponkapoag Tribe Home Page". Ponkapoag Tribal Council. Archived from the original on 22 February 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "Our History". Praying Indians of Natick and Ponkapoag. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ Massachusetts Indian Towns, Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, Frederick Webb Hodge, 1906.
- ^ James N. Arnold, The Narragansett Historical Register (RI), Vol. 6, (1888), pg. 72-74 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=078840511X
- ^ "In and About Greater Boston: West Roxbury District". Boston Globe. Newspapers.com. 12 January 1911. p. 6. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Tribes and Villages of Massachusetts". Hanksville. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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