Most of Bermuda's black population trace some of their ancestry to Native Americans, although awareness of this is largely limited to St David's Islanders and most who have such ancestry are unaware of it. During the colonial period, hundreds of Native Americans were shipped to Bermuda. The best-known examples were the Algonquian peoples who were exiled from the southern New England colonies and sold into slavery in the 17th century, notably in the aftermaths of the Pequot and King Philip's wars.
What is one group that Bermuda's black population can link some of their ancestry to? Residents of what particular area have awareness of this link to Native American heritage? During what period were there hundreds of Native Americans shipped to Bermuda? Why was there a large population of Algonquian people in Bermuda?