Canonicus

Canonicus was a Native American chief of the Narragansett. He was a firm friend of English settlers.

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It was he who gave to Roger Williams the first land in Rhode Island, 1638.

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He was succeeded by his nephew Miantonomoh.

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Four ships of the United States Navy have been named for him.

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Narragansett: The Narragansett tribe, or more accurately Nahahiganseck Sovereign Nation, are a Native American tribe who controlled the area surrounding Narragansett Bay in present-day Rhode Island, and also portions of Connecticut, and eastern Massachusetts. The Nahahiganseck culture has existed in the region ...

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