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The Wampanoags in the seventeenth century

Chapter 49: FOOTNOTES
By Catherine Marten
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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.

FOOTNOTES

[A] Observation by writers of the period tend to be heavily biased by their own intense interest in Christianity, making them less useful for ethnographic purposes than most of the contemporary comment. Therefore this section can be little more than a listing of a few of the traits that comprised Wampanoag religious beliefs.

[B] D. S. Davidson, “Snowshoes,” MEMOIR OF THE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY, #6 (Philadelphia, 1937), pp. 31-2. “As the name implies, rectangular weaving consists of a series of warp and woof strands interwoven at right angles, in most cases in an over one under one fashion. Since embellishments in the forms of double strands, twists, and half hitches are often found, the term ‘rectangular’ has been selected as better suited than ‘plaiting’. This type of weaving is almost limited to North America. It is concentrated in Alaska and the Mackenzie region.... Elsewhere in North America it occurs sporadically.”