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This tribe’s history was discussed in a 1930s newspaper founded by Ernest Hazard and Princess Red Wing that was titled for its Dawn. Captives tortured by this tribe in present-day Cumberland are commemorated by a monument at Nine Men’s Misery. In 1877, neglectful workers blew up Slate Rock, where members of this tribe had legendarily asked “What cheer, netop?” This tribe’s language is the origin of the English words “powwow,” “squash,” and “papoose,” as noted in an early (*) ethnolinguistic study. Members of this tribe joined the Eastern Niantics after Canonchet’s loss (-5[1])in the Great Swamp Fight. (10[2])The language of this tribe is the primary subject of A Key into the Language of America, (-5[1])penned by a Baptist theologian who befriended them after his expulsion from the Massachusetts Bay Colony. For 10 points, Roger Williams acquired Providence Plantations from what tribe that names a nearby bay? ■END■ (0[4])

ANSWER: Narragansett people [or Narragansetts; or Narragansett Indian Tribe]
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Jared HeYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruitCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole country90-5
Benjamin ChapmanSimpson Agonistes: The Crisis of DonutRyan Wesley Routh's 10 000 NATO-trained Afghan Quizbowlers9510
Micah ColmanTensei Shitara Flashcard Data KenModerator Can't Neg me While in Alpha9510
Adil HaiderThe Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork OrangeI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up 112-5
Henry AtkinsCommunism is Soviet power plus the yassification of the whole countryYou cannot go to Aarhus to see his peat-brown head / With eyes like ripening fruit1450
Stefan Vladas rational as the square root of two power bottomsShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfere1450
Raymond ChenShe Dicer On My Argonaute Till I RNA Interfereas rational as the square root of two power bottoms1450
Kane NguyenI'd prefer to have the team name be Christensen et al. than anything that Erik cooks up The Only Existing Manuscript from A Clockwork Orange1450

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