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I was told by a tribal colleague that it was given this name due to the spirits who can sometimes be heard there at night, singing. Wanąǧi is attested in other Wisconsin place names as well: Wanąǧi Homįk ("where the spirit lies" or "cemetery") is the Hocąk name for Reesburg, WI. Waupaca; Waupun (meaning "east, daybreak, dawn")
The forest bears the name of the Mohawk Indians, although the tribe did not live in the area. Historians believe the Tunxis and Paugussett used the mountain peak for signal fires that warned neighboring communities further south that Mohawks were approaching from the northwest. [4] Mohawk is the sixth oldest forest in the Connecticut state ...
In 1768, some Quinnipiac left their reservation and joined the Tunxi near Farmington, Connecticut. [3] In 1774, only an estimated 38 Quinnipiac survived. [3] They were part of the large Mahican tribe, whose descendants ultimately migrated to Wisconsin with the Stockbridge Munsee Community and Brotherton Indian Community. [1]
This is a list of state parks, reserves, forests and wildlife management areas (WMAs) in the Connecticut state park and forest system, shown in five tables. The first table lists state parks and reserves, the second lists state park trails, the third lists state forests, the fourth lists Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) and the fifth lists other state-owned, recreation-related areas.
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-recognized groups in Connecticut including the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation, or the Brothertown Indians of Wisconsin. [3]
Connecticut, the state, and river: (in several dialects) "place of the long river" or "by the long tidal stream" Hammonassett Point: (Hammonassett) "place of sand bars"“where we dig holes in the ground,” Mohawk Mountain: eastern Iroquois tribe; Algonquian term for their western enemies – "wolves," "hungry animals," or "cannibals"
Originally part of Mohegan reservation lands, the property was taken by the state of Connecticut in the 20th century and Fort Shantok State Park was established. In 1995, following legal action by the tribe to recover its lands, the state returned the park to Mohegan control. [3] The tribe now operates the area, part of its reservation, as a ...
The Golden Hill Paugussett is a state-recognized Native American tribe in Connecticut.Granted reservations in a number of towns in the 17th century, their land base was whittled away until they were forced to reacquire a small amount of territory in the 19th century.