What is Massachusett?
{{Infobox ethnic group | group = Massachusett | image = [[File:Tribal Territories Southern New England.png|250px|center]] | image_caption = Location of the Massachusett and related peoples of southern New England. | popplace = {{USA}}: [[Massachusetts]] | langs = English, formerly [[Massachusett language]] | rels = [[Christianity]] ([[Puritanism]]), Indigenous religion , traditionally [[manitou|Algonquian traditional religion]]. | related = [[Nipmuc]], [[Wampanoag people|Wampanoag]], [[Narragansett people|Narraganasett]], [[Mohegan people|Mohegan]], [[Pequot people|Pequot]], [[Pocomtuc]], [[Montaukett]] and other [[Algonquian peoples]] }} The '''Massachusett''' were a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American tribe]] in the [[Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands|Northeastern Woodlands]]. They lived around the [[Boston]] area in what is now [[Massachusetts]]. Many Natives died from European diseases like [[smallpox]]. They were one of the first Natives the British colonists met. They were part of the Algonquian language family. The missionary [[John Eliot]] converted many Native peoples to Christianity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Massachuset {{!}} people {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Massachuset|access-date=2022-08-04|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Native Americans]] {{US-stub}}