Niantic people
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Search complete. 4 mentions across 3 episodes found for "Niantic people".
Oct 5, 2026
Ray AugerHOST
King Charles II is on the throne.
Ray AugerHOST
In Rhode Island, tensions are rising between the colonists and the local Narragansett, Niantic, Wampanoag, and Nipmuc people.
Ray AugerHOST
More colonists continue to come over on ships, and more land is getting snatched up all over.
Jeff BelangerHOST
But here on the Cornell farm, things are quiet and slow.
Samuel HumeHOST
Canonicus and the sachems were not convinced.
Samuel HumeHOST
Except for one, Ninigret, sachem of the Niantic.
Samuel HumeHOST
Ninigret hated Philip, and he liked the English.
Samuel HumeHOST
He privately told the emissary that, quote, "He will not hazard his people, nor the peace of his people, for a company of bloody persons that have not only killed the English, but killed his people likewise." End quote.
Samuel HumeHOST
This was the thin end of a wedge which would soon split the Niantic from the rest of the Narragansett.
Samuel HumeHOST
After Wickford, all five sachems sent their own emissaries to Boston, and Ninigret's man came with a special message.
Samuel HumeHOST
He suggested a nice piece of theater.
Eric YanisSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Again, both with the language you're using and the culture you follow.
Eric YanisSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
So this would include the Wampanoag, the Massachusetts tribe, the Mohegan, the Pequot, the Narragansett, the Niantic, the Nipmuc, and a couple other little groups.
Eric YanisSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
More or less modern-day Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and then parts of New York, southern New Hampshire, and Vermont, and even a slice of Maine.
Eric YanisSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And this big long word vaguely translate to the people or just means people.