Pequot people
Pequot Museum Exhibit showing Mashantucket Pequot warrior
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| Total population | |
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(1620: 16,000 (est.) |
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Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation, Lantern Hill, North Stonington Connecticut: 1,130 |
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| Languages | |
| Historically, Pequot, a dialect of Mohegan-Pequot (an Algonquian language), now English | |
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Eastern Woodlands Natives "Sibling" groups: |
(1620: 16,000 (est.)
1637: 3,000 (est.)
1910: 66
Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation, Lantern Hill, North Stonington Connecticut: 1,130
Eastern Woodlands Natives
Pequot
"Sibling" groups:
Pequot people (pronounced /ˈpiːˌkwɒt/) are a tribe of Native Americans who inhabited much of what is now Connecticut in the 17th century. They were of the Algonquian language family, originally named Mohegans. They adopted the name Pequot after conquering most of Connecticut, although the Mohegan tribe also continued in the area now known as Norwich, Connecticut. The Pequot War and Mystic massacre reduced the Pequot's presence in southern New England.
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut are a federally recognized tribe as of 1983, the descendants of the historic Pequots. The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation (EPTN) gained federal recognition in June 2002, but the State of Connecticut challenged and lobbied against their status. The Department of the Interior revoked the recognition in 2005, as they also did that year in the case of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation of Connecticut. These were the first instances since the 1970s that the BIA had terminated federal recognition.
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