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Nipmuc (from Nipamaug, 'fresh-water fishing place'). The inland tribes of central Massachusetts living chiefly in the south part of Worcester county, extending into Connecticut and Rhode Island. Their chief seats were on the headwaters of Blackstone and Quinebaug rivers, and about the ponds of Brookfield. Hassanamesit seems to have been their principal village in 1674, but their villages had no apparent political connection, and the different parts of their territory were subject to their more powerful neighbors, the Massachuset, Wampanoag, Narraganset, and Mohegan, and even tributary to the Mohawk. The Nashua, dwelling farther north, are sometimes classed with the Nipmuc, but were rather a distinct body. ... more at www.accessgenealogy.com |
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As a complement to our Nipmuc language information, we would like to share our collection of indexed links about the Nipmuc people and various aspects of their society. The emphasis of these pages is on American Indians as a living people with a present and a future as well as a past. Nipmuc history is interesting and important, but the Nipmucs are still here today, too, and we try to feature modern authors as well as traditional folklore, contemporary artwork as well as museum pieces, and the issues and struggles of today as well as the tragedies of yesterday. ... more at www.native-languages.org |
Welcome to the 'unofficial website' of the
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NIPMUC
NATION TRIBAL OFFICE 25 Main Street South Grafton, MA 01560-1134 Phone: 774-293-1600
Learn more about the history and culture of the Nipmuc Nation,
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