<P> Traditionally Wampanoag people have been semi-sedentary , with seasonal movements between fixed sites in present - day southern New England . The men often traveled far north and south along the Eastern seaboard for seasonal fishing expeditions , and sometimes stayed in those distant locations for weeks and months at a time . The women cultivated varieties of the `` three sisters '' ( the intercropping of maize , climbing beans , and squash ) as the staples of their diet , supplemented by fish and game caught by the men . Each community had authority over a well - defined territory from which the people derived their livelihood through a seasonal round of fishing , planting , harvesting , and hunting . Because southern New England was thickly populated by indigenous peoples , hunting grounds had strictly defined boundaries . </P>
<P> Traditionally Wampanoag people have been semi-sedentary , with seasonal movements between fixed sites in present - day southern New England . The men often traveled far north and south along the Eastern seaboard for seasonal fishing expeditions , and sometimes stayed in those distant locations for weeks and months at a time . The women cultivated varieties of the `` three sisters '' ( the intercropping of maize , climbing beans , and squash ) as the staples of their diet , supplemented by fish and game caught by the men . Each community had authority over a well - defined territory from which the people derived their livelihood through a seasonal round of fishing , planting , harvesting , and hunting . Because southern New England was thickly populated by indigenous peoples , hunting grounds had strictly defined boundaries . </P>
corn beans and squash the three most important crops of the wampanoag were also known as
corn beans and squash the three most important crops of the wampanoag were also known as
three sisters
three sisters