What is Wampanoag?
The '''Wampanoag''' were a [[Native American]] [[tribe]]. They lived in what is now the [[United States|American]] [[region]] of [[New England]]. This is part of the [[Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands|Northeastern Woodlands]]. They are part of the [[Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands|Northeast Woodlands]]. The Wampanoag tribe helped the English settlers to survive after they arrived in the ''[[Mayflower (ship)|Mayflower]]''. They caught a bacterial infection called [[leptospirosis]] or Weil's syndrome in the early 17th century. It caused many deaths and damaged their society greatly, though their descendants still survive today. {{US-stub}} [[Category:Native Americans]]