The Pequot (/ ˈ p iː k w ɒ t /) [2] are a Native American people of Connecticut. The modern Pequot are members of the federally recognized Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, four other state …

Pequot, any member of a group of Algonquian -speaking North American Indians who lived in the Thames valley in what is now Connecticut, U.S. Their subsistence was based on the …

The Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation is a federally recognized Indian tribe located at one of America’s oldest Indian reservations, Mashantucket, in Southeastern Connecticut. As …

Pequot War, war fought in 1636–37 by the Pequot people against a coalition of English settlers from the Massachusetts Bay, Connecticut, and Saybrook colonies and their Native American …

Nov 20, 2012 · Summary and Definition: The Pequot people were a fierce and powerful tribe of hunter-gathers and fishers who inhabited the southeastern coast of Connecticut from the …

Mar 16, 2021 · The Pequot War (1636-1638) was a conflict between the Native American Pequot tribe and the English immigrants who had established settlements in New England between …

May 14, 2018 · The name Pequot (pronounced PEE-kwot) comes from an Algonquin word meaning “destroyers,” referring to the warlike nature of the group in early times. The Pequot …

Sep 16, 2022 · The Pequot War was the first time English colonists fought a war against Indian tribes in New England. The war started in 1634 when trader John Stone was killed by Western …

Dec 18, 2023 · The Pequots, a native Algonquin people, are estimated to once have had over 8,000 tribal members. Sassacus, the Pequot sachem, also led the Mohegans before they …

Leaders of the re-established Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation searched for viable means of economic self-sufficiency, setting priorities for employment, health care, and housing for Tribal …