Sachem Iyanough Statue Hyannis Massachusetts
Sachem Iyanough was a young chieftain that befriended the first English settlers living on Cape Cod. After the first full year with very poor crop yields and the failure of a supply ship arriving he was instrumental in gathering food for the settlers to survive the winter. However there were more food shortages the following years and the English led by Myles Standish attacked the Massachusetts tribe killing several warriors including the lead warrior for the tribe Wituwamet cutting off his head and putting it on display at the entrance of the fort at Plymouth and hanged his teenage brother. The native people fearful of their lives fled into the marshlands and remote islands and unable to grow crops and many starved to death. It was believed Iyanough died from starvation and or exposure during this time. In 1861 a kettle with human remains was found by a farmer and believed this to be the remains of Iyanough. The kettle and remains were put on display in a glass display in Pilgrim Hall for many years and in 1964 the remains were finally returned to the local tribal leaders for proper burial.
Sachem Iyanough Statue Hyannis Massachusetts
Sachem Iyanough was a young chieftain that befriended the first English settlers living on Cape Cod. After the first full year with very poor crop yields and the failure of a supply ship arriving he was instrumental in gathering food for the settlers to survive the winter. However there were more food shortages the following years and the English led by Myles Standish attacked the Massachusetts tribe killing several warriors including the lead warrior for the tribe Wituwamet cutting off his head and putting it on display at the entrance of the fort at Plymouth and hanged his teenage brother. The native people fearful of their lives fled into the marshlands and remote islands and unable to grow crops and many starved to death. It was believed Iyanough died from starvation and or exposure during this time. In 1861 a kettle with human remains was found by a farmer and believed this to be the remains of Iyanough. The kettle and remains were put on display in a glass display in Pilgrim Hall for many years and in 1964 the remains were finally returned to the local tribal leaders for proper burial.