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SAGAMORE is taken from the Indian word Sa(n) g Ma(n). It is the Abnaki name for the chief, or ruler of a tribe. Through the years, it has had many different spellings and pronunciations: Sogomo, Sagomo, and Sagamour, to name a few. In the form of government of the Indians in Massachusetts, the supreme ruler of a territory was called the Sachem. The territory was made up of a number of tribes governed by lesser Sachems, called "Sagamores" by the early Colonists of Massachusetts. For the head Sachem, or chief, the dignity was hereditary but the dignity of the Sagamore was elective. The Sagamore was usually elected from a prominent family within the tribe.

Handbook of American
Indians North of Mexico
Frederick W. Hodge, 1971
Vol. II, Pages 401 & 408


SAGAMORE is taken from the Indian word Sa(n) g Ma(n). It is the Abnaki name for the chief, or ruler of a tribe. Through the years, it has had many different spellings and pronunciations: Sogomo, Sagomo, and Sagamour, to name a few. In the form of government of the Indians in Massachusetts, the supreme ruler of a territory was called the Sachem. The territory was made up of a number of tribes governed by lesser Sachems, called "Sagamores" by the early Colonists of Massachusetts. For the head Sachem, or chief, the dignity was hereditary but the dignity of the Sagamore was elective. The Sagamore was usually elected from a prominent family within the tribe. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico Frederick W. Hodge, 1971 Vol. II, Pages 401 & 408	Chapter History	Meetings	About Membership
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