Chaubunagungamaug Reservation
The Chaubunagungamaug Reservation refers to the small parcel of land located in the town of Thompson, Connecticut, close to the border with the town of Webster, Massachusetts, and within the bounds of Lake Chaubunagungamaug to the east and the French River to the west. The reservation is used by the descendants of the Nipmuck Indians of the previous reservation, c. 1682–1869, that existed in the same area, who now identify as the Webster/Dudley Band of the Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck. Together with the Hassanamisco Nipmuc, both have received state recognition under the Massachusetts Commission on Indian Affairs.
Sign with the 14-syllable long form alternate name for Lake Chaubunagungamaug that also acknowledges the Nipmuck presence in the town.
A recreation of a wetu at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts. The Praying Indians faced restrictions aimed to assimilate them into English society and eliminate Indigenous religion, but they continued to maintain Native dwellings—such as the wetu, language, tribal hierarchy, and certain customs in the Praying Towns.
Webster is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,776 at the 2020 census.
Town Hall in Webster, Massachusetts
Main Street in Webster
Chester C. Corbin Library in Webster
