What is Narragansett people?
{{Infobox ethnic group | group = Narragansett | image = | total = 2,400 | total_year = 1990s<ref name=p442>Pritzker, 442</ref> | popplace = United States ([[Rhode Island]])<br/>{{Coord|41|24|34|N|71|40|03|W|scale:50000|display=title,inline}} | langs = Formerly [[Narragansett language|Narragansett]], now English | rels = Traditional tribal religion,<br />Christianity | related = [[Nipmuc]], [[Niantic (tribe)|Niantic]], [[Patuxet tribe|Pawtuxet]], [[Pequot]], [[Shawomet]]<ref name=p442/> }} The '''Narragansett people''' are a [[Native American]] tribe from present-day [[Rhode Island]]. They are part of the [[Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands|Northeastern Woodlands]] cultures. Their language is part of the [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]] language group. There were eight groups. Each group had a chief ([[sachem]]). They had [[Subsistence farming|subsistence]] farming. They farmed [[Maize|corn]], did [[fishing]] and [[hunting]]. The Narragansett was an important tribe in [[New England]]. Narragansett did not die from European [[disease]]s. The English Puritan [[Roger Williams]] got land from the Narragansett. He created [[Providence Plantations]]. The Narragansett allied with the New England [[colonist]]s during the [[Pequot War]]. They fought against colonists during [[King Philip's War|King Philips War]] (1675-1676). [[Ninigret]] was the chief of Narragansett during King Philip's War. Many Narragansetts were killed. Many remaining Narragansett settled in [[Canada]] and [[New York (state)|New York]]. In ''[[Carcieri v. Salazar]]'', the Supreme Court did not give the Natives any land in Rhode Island. Today, the [[Federal government of the United States|US governmen]]<nowiki/>t recognizes the people as the '''Narragansett Indian Tribe'''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Early History|url=https://narragansettindiannation.org/history/early/|access-date=2022-08-05|website=Narrangansett Indian Tribe|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web