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'''Original Homeland:''' Rhode Island [[Image:Narragansett Indians, grant Rhode Island to the London born Roger Williams, (1603-1685) a Puritan leader and founder of Rhode Island..jpg|thumb|right]] 

=== Tribal Headquarters  ===

Narragansett Indian Tribe <br>P.O. Box 268<br>Charlestown, RI 02813<br>Phone: 1.401.364.1100<br>Fax: 1.401.364.1104 <br> 

*[http://www.narragansett-tribe.org/ Narragansett Indian Tribal Website]

[[Image:Wampanoag Tribal Territories Southern New England.png|right|400px|Narragansett Tribal Territories Southern New England.png]] 

=== History  ===

==== Brief Timeline  ====

1524: Italina explorer Giovanni de Vaerragano encountered the Narragansett 

1622: Conflict with colonies begin 

1675-1676: the English killed or sold into slavery thier Narragansett prisoners and captives 

1788: Many tribal members joined the [[Brothertown Indians|Brothertown Indians ]]New York 

1880: Rhode Island state purchases the Niantic reservation 

1934: The Narragansett incorporate 

1983: Federally recognized tribe 

==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ====

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/narraganset/narragansethist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Narragansett tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods 

Indian Council, Charlestown, Rhode Island, Records of the Council, 1850-1863. {{FHL|301930|item|disp=FHL Film 931556 item 3 }} 

==== Reservations  ====

Niantic Reservation

=== Records  ===

The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br> 

*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]] 
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] 
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] 
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] 
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] 
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] 
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] 
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]

==== Enrollment ====

An 1881 Tribal List of members of the tribe entitled to a share of purchase monies is available online. 

:::Surnames [http://web.archive.org/web/20061208120951/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~negenealogy/Narragansett.htm A-I] 
:::Surnames [http://web.archive.org/web/20061223075804/freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~negenealogy/Narragansett_2.htm J-Z]

=== Important Websites  ===

*[http://www.narragansett-tribe.org/ Narragansett Indian Tribal Website] 
*Narragansett Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narragansett_(tribe) Wikipedia]

=== References  ===

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=== Bibliography  ===


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