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納拉甘西特族印地安部落
地方性遺產
早在歐洲移民定居在現今的羅德島前，納拉甘西特族印地安人早就已經住在這裡了。納拉甘西特族是由數個小部落所組成，每一個部落都有自己的首領(sachem)，他們依靠穀物種植、狩獵及捕魚維生。
1524年，歐洲人首次接觸羅德島的印地安人，是在探險家韋拉札諾(Giovanni
de Verrazano)造訪納拉甘西特灣時。他形容這些數量龐大的印地安人，是由強大的「國王群」負責管理。而歐洲人直到1635年才在此地定居。直到1675-76年的菲利普王戰爭爆發前，納拉甘西特人及歐洲人一直維持著友好關係。這場戰爭是新英格蘭地區南部的印地安人，對這些不停侵佔印地安人土地的英國移民，所進行的最後一次大規模抗爭；納拉甘西特人試著將這些英國移民趕出他們的土地，但卻徹底被擊潰。
戰爭結束後，剩下的納拉甘西特人被迫住在保留區內，但到了18世紀末，保留區卻被大幅度的縮編。1880-1884年間，羅德島使納拉甘西特人喪失部落特徵，也就是說，他們不再被視為一個部落。
隨著時間一年年的過去，納拉甘西特人試著維持他們的部落習俗及傳統，但直到1970年左右，他們才能夠重新提出取回部分土地的所有權要求，直到1980年後，聯邦才承認他們是一個部落。雖然耗費數十年，但納拉甘西特人的堅持終於獲得成功，他們總算取回曾經屬於他們的一部分。
The Narragansett Indian Tribe lived in what is now known as Rhode Island, long before Europeans settled there. The Narragansett were made up of several sub-tribes, each with a chief (sachem). They survived by farming corn, hunting, and fishing.
Europeans first came into contact with the Indians of Rhode Island in 1524, when the explorer Giovanni de Verrazano visited Narragansett Bay. He described a large Indian population organized under powerful "kings." Europeans didn't settle this area until 1635. The Narraganset and Europeans maintained good relations until King Philip's War in 1675-76. This war was the last major effort by the Indians of southern New England to drive out the English settlers who wanted more and more Indian land. But the Narragansett were completely defeated.
After the war, the remaining Narragansetts were forced to live on reservation lands, but by the end of the 18th century, the reservation lands had been drastically reduced. The state of Rhode Island "detribalized" the Narragansett during 1880-1884, which meant that they were no longer recognized as a tribe.
Over the years, the Narragansett tried to maintain their tribal customs and traditions, but it wasn't until the 1970s that they were able to reclaim part of their land and the 1980s before they received federal recognition as a tribe. It took decades, but the persistence of the Narragansett at getting back a part of what belonged to them finally paid off.
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