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Agawam

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AGAWAM means "fish-curing place," and the name occurs frequently in Massachusetts and throughout southern New England, and on Long Island. "Agawam" designated at

least three Indian villages or tribes in Massa­chusetts.

The most important of these sites was at Ipswich, Essex County Massachusetts. The Agawam Chief sold the site in 1638. Its juris­diction included the land on Newbury River, and the tribe was a member of the Pennacook Confederacy. It was almost extinct in 1658, but as late as 1726 there were still three fami­lies living near Wigwam Hill.

The second tribe or band of that name had its chief town on Long Hill, near present Springfield, in Hampden County. Springfield was sold in 1635 and the Indian town was in existence in 1675. This tribe was commonly classed with the Pocomtuc.

The third was near present Wareham, in Plymouth County, the site of which was sold in 1655. It was probably subject to the Wampanoag, but was joined in the plot against the English in 1621.

The larger tribes of the Pennacook and Pocomtuc also lived in the valleys of the Merrimac River in New Hampshire, and the Connecticut River in Vermont, New Hamp­shire, Massachusetts, and northern Connecti­cut and in neighboring areas. Their descendants, along with the Agawam, now live with the Saint Francis Obnaki in Quebec, Canada. They spoke Algonquian languages.

For treaty references see Volume Seven

STATUS OF AGED In Indian society, the aged were most commonly honored until the onset of senility or physical debility, after which their status dropped and they were ne­glected. Blameless suicide, abandonment, and mercy killing were all practiced by certain American tribes. The opposite extreme was also present: homage until the moment of nat­ural death. although cultural guidelines ex­isted in many tribes, the actual status of any one aged person depended also upon such unique circumstances as the personality and accomplishments of the old one, the relation­ships he or she had established with family or younger friends, and seasonal changes in food supplies. Since the arrival of the white man, the traditional status of the aged has changed somewhat.

x County Massachusetts. The Agawam Chief sold the site in 1638. Its juris­diction included the land on Newbury River, and the tribe was a member of the Pennacook Confederacy. It was almost extinct in 1658, but as late as 1726 there were still three fami­lies living near Wigwam Hill.

 

The second tribe or band of that name had its chief town on Long Hill, near present Springfield, in Hampden County. Springfield was sold in 1635 and the Indian town was in existence in 1675. This tribe was commonly classed with the Pocomtuc.

The third was near present Wareham, in Plymouth County, the site of which was sold in 1655. It was probably subject to the Wampanoag, but was joined in the plot against the English in 1621.

The larger tribes of the Pennacook and Pocomtuc also lived in the valleys of the Merrimac River in New Hampshire, and the Connecticut River in Vermont, New Hamp­shire, Massachusetts, and northern Connecti­cut and in neighboring areas. Their descendants, along with the Agawam, now live with the SaiAGAWAM means "fish—curing place," and the name occurs frequently in Massachusetts and throughout southern New England, and on Long Island. "Agawam" designated at

least three Indian villages or tribes in Massa­chusetts.

The most important of these sites was at Ipswich, Essex County Massachusetts. The Agawam Chief sold the site in 1638. Its juris­diction included the land on Newbury River, and the tribe was a member of the Pennacook Confederacy. It was almost extinct in 1658, but as late as 1726 there were still three fami­lies living near Wigwam Hill.

The second tribe or band of that name had its chief town on Long Hill, near present Springfield, in Hampden County. Springfield was sold in 1635 and the Indian town was in existence in 1675. This tribe was commonly classed with the Pocomtuc.

The third was near present Wareham, in Plymouth County, the site of which was sold in 1655. It was probably subject to the Wampanoag, but was joined in the plot against the English in 1621.

The larger tribes of the Pennacook and Pocomtuc also lived in the valleys of the Merrimac River in New Hampshire, and the Connecticut River in Vermont, New Hamp­shire, Massachusetts, and northern Connecti­cut and in neighboring areas. Their descendants, along with the Agawam, now live with the Saint Francis Obnaki in Quebec, Canada. They spoke Algonquian languages.

For treaty references see Volume Seven

STATUS OF AGED In Indian society, the aged were most commonly honored until the onset of senility or physical debility, after which their status dropped and they were ne­glected. Blameless suicide, abandonment, and mercy killing were all practiced by certain American tribes. The opposite extreme was also present: homage until the moment of nat­ural death. although cultural guidelines ex­isted in many tribes, the actual status of any one aged person depended also upon such unique circumstances as the personality and accomplishments of the old one, the relation­ships he or she had established with family or younger friends, and seasonal changes in food supplies. Since the arrival of the white man, the traditional status of the aged has changed somewhat.nt Francis Obnaki in Quebec, Canada. They spoke Algonquian languages.

For treaty references see Volume Seven

STATUS OF AGED In Indian society, the aged were most commonly honored until the onset of senility or physical debility, after which their status dropped and they were ne­glected. Blameless suicide, abandonment, and mercy killing were all practiced by certain American tribes. The opposite extreme was also present: homage until the moment of nat­ural death. although cultural guidelines ex­isted in many tribes, the actual status of any one aged person depended also upon such unique circumstances as the personality and accomplishments of the old one, the relation­ships he or she had established with family or younger friends, and seasonal changes in food supplies. Since the arrival of the white man, the traditional status of the aged has changed somewhat.a test