What is Nauset?
{{Infobox ethnic group | group = Nauset | image = File:Tribal Territories Southern New England.png | image_caption = Territories of Nauset and neighboring tribes | population = Extinct as a tribe | popplace = {{Flag|United States}} ({{Flag|Massachusetts}}) | languages = an [[Eastern Algonquian languages|Eastern Algonquian language]] | religions = Indigenous religion | related = Other [[Algonquian peoples]] }} The '''Nauset people''' or '''Cape Cod Indians''' were a [[Native American]] tribe of [[Cape Cod]], [[Massachusetts]]. They were part of the [[Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands|Northeastern Woodlands]] Culture. Their language was part of the [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]] language family. Their neighbors were the [[Wampanoag]]. Natives ate [[seafood]] and the [[Three Sisters (agriculture)|Three Sisters]] (corn, squash and beans). This was one of the first tribes that European colonists visited. The [[Pilgrims|Pilgrim]]'s [[Mayflower (ship)|''Mayflower'']] ship made contact with the Nauset people. The Nauset often allied with colonists. Many also became Christians. They intermarried with other tribes. The tribe no longer exists today.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nauset {{!}} people {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Nauset|access-date=2022-08-05|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://historyofmassachusetts.org/native-american-tribes/|access-date=2022-08-05|website=historyofmassachusetts.org}}</ref> The '''Nauset Archaeological District''' is a [[National Historic Landmark|Naitonal Historic Landmark]]. [[Samuel de Champlain]] created a map. In it, he described the Nauset Natives in the Nauset harbor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Wellfleet|first=Mailing Address: 99 Marconi Site Road|last2=ranger|first2=MA 02667 Phone: 508-255-3421 To speak to a park|last3=Us|first3=call 508-255-3421 for visitor information Contact|title=The Nauset Archaeological District - Eastham - Cape Cod National Seashore