Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - Primitive Indians

Red/White Quilt of Historical RedWork Embroidery - Primitive Indians

I'm not sure what Primitive Indians means? Native Americans ...

I have American Cherokee Indian family members on both sides of my family.

On my father's side, his Mother's father (grandfather) was a Duncan and full blooded Cherokee Indian. On my mother's side, her Mother's grandmother (great grandmother), Aldonia, was also full blooded Cherokee Indian. Since these blocks appear to be early American Colonial history I am going to assume the Indians here are Narragansett Indians.

Narragansett Indians

When the first European settlers arrived in the region around Narragansett Bay (present-day Rhode Island) around 1635, they encountered a number of native peoples, including the Algonquian-speaking Narragansett. In 1636, the tribe’s chiefs granted Roger Williams land-use rights to establish Providence; a year later, the Narragansett joined with the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay Colony and Connecticut in a war against the Pequot, their longtime rivals for territorial control. Good relations between the colonists and the Narragansett continued until King Philip’s War (1675-6), when the Narragansett–along with other Native American tribes–attempted to limit colonial expansion, an effort that ended in the tribe’s defeat and abandonment of their homeland.

Origins of the Narragansett

Archaeological evidence places Narragansett peoples in the region that later became the colony and state of Rhode Island more than 30,000 years ago. They inhabited the area along Narragansett Bay from present-day Warwick to South Kingstown and were the largest of a number of native tribes living in the area. In 1524, the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano encountered a large Native American population living near Narragansett Bay, hunting and practicing agriculture and organized into systems under “kings.”

This information can be found at www.history.com