Native American Tribes of Rhode Island

Welcome to Native Languages of the Americas! You have reached the American Indians State by State section of our website, a new educational project designed to provide information about indigenous people in different U.S. states. Follow the links to the right of our tribal map for more information about the language, culture and history of each Rhode Island tribe, or scroll below the map for Rhode Island Indian activities including a wordsearch, fact sheets for kids about each tribe, and worksheets teaching words from the different Native American languages of Rhode Island. Feel free to print any of these materials out for classroom use!

American Indians in Rhode Island

The original inhabitants of the area that is now Rhode Island included:

About Our Maps

The Narragansett tribe

The Niantic tribe

The Wampanoag tribe

There is one federally recognized Indian tribe in Rhode Island today.

Here are the addresses of Rhode Island's Indian reservations:

1 Narragansett Indian Tribe:
PO Box 268
Charlestown, RI 02813
http://www.narragansett-tribe.org/

Other Indian tribes, bands and communities remaining in Rhode Island today include:

Pokanoket Tribe:
500 Wood Street
Bristol, Rhode Island 02809
http://pokanoket.us/

Teaching and learning activities about Rhode Island Native American Indians:

Feel free to print these out for classroom use!

Rhode Island Tribes Word Search: Printable puzzle hiding the names of Rhode Island's Indian tribes.

Rhode Island Language Greetings: Learn to say "hello" in several Native Rhode Island languages.

Rhode Island Native Animals: Learn the Native American names of Rhode Island animals.

Rhode Island Indian Facts for Kids: Answers to frequently asked questions about the tribes of Rhode Island.
We currently have pages for the Wampanoag, Narragansett, and Niantic tribes.

Recommended books about Rhode Island Native Americans:

Rhode Island Indians: Introducing Rhode Island's Native American history and culture to kids.

Rhode Island Indian Dictionary: Another good overview of Rhode Island Native Americans for kids.

Encyclopedia of Rhode Island Indians: More in-depth compilation of information about Rhode Island Indian tribes.

A Key into the Language of America: 1643 book about the Narragansetts by Roger Williams himself.

Native American Place Names of Rhode Island: The native etymology of present-day place-names in Rhode Island.

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in Rhode Island state:

American Indian Place Names in Rhode Island:
List of Rhode Island place names and their original meanings, and an old map of Indian New England.

Back to the index of North American Indian tribes
Back to our main Indian tribes map
Back to our Native American website for kids

Native American Art Native American Indian Words American Indian Homes American Indian Tattoos

Would you like to sponsor our nonprofit work on Rhode Island languages?