Pequot
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The Pequot are a Native American people of Connecticut. The modern Pequot are members of the federally recognized Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, four other state-recognized groups in Connecticut including
Mashantucket Pequot Museum exhibit showing Mashantucket warrior
Pequot basket, c. 1840–60
Cover of 1663 Bible translated into the Wampanoag language
Mohegan
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The Mohegan are an indigenous people based in what became southeastern Connecticut in the United States. They are part of the Eastern Algonquian linguistic and cultural family and historically shared
Pequot
…the Mohegan-Pequot language, which became extinct by the early 20th century. Some tribal members are undertaking revival efforts. The Pequot and the Mohegan were formerly a single group, but the Mohegan split off in the 17th century as the Pequot came to control much of Connecticut. Simmering tensions with…
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