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The Wampanoags in the seventeenth century

Chapter 31: SOCIAL PROBLEMS
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This work provides an ethnographic overview of the Wampanoag people during the seventeenth century, focusing on their culture, social structure, and interactions with European settlers. It serves as a comprehensive guide for understanding the Wampanoags, particularly in the context of their historical significance in New England. The content is based on various scholarly sources and aims to fill a gap in the literature regarding the indigenous population of Plymouth. The paper was initially created for educational purposes and has since gained interest from both the public and academic communities.

SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Wampanoag society also had its problems of insanity, widows, orphans, old people, and poverty. Friends or relatives usually provided for those in need of care. If they could not, however, it was up to the sachem to see that the needy were sustained; it is said that no one in the tribe went unprovided for.[424]