what does the name of the tribe wampanoag mean
Wampanoag Wampanoag means "Easterners" or literally "People of the Dawn."[3] The word Wapanoos was first documented on Adriaen Block's 1614 map, which was the earliest-known European representation of Wampanoag territory. Other interpretations include "Wapenock," "Massasoit" and exonym "Philip's Indians."