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The Mohegan Tribe (/ ˈ m oʊ h iː ɡ æ n /) is a federally recognized tribe and sovereign tribal nation of the Mohegan people. Their reservation is the Mohegan Indian Reservation , located on the Thames River in Uncasville, Connecticut .
Lester Skeesuk, a Narraganset-Mohegan, in traditional regalia. The Mohegan are an Algonquian Native American tribe historically based in present-day Connecticut.Today the majority of the people are associated with the Mohegan Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribe living on a reservation in the eastern upper Thames River valley of south-central Connecticut. [1]
His description includes some cultural aspects of the Mohegan, a different Algonquian tribe that lived in eastern Connecticut. Cooper set his novel in the Hudson Valley, Mohican land, but used some Mohegan names for his characters, such as Uncas. The novel has been adapted for the cinema more than a dozen times, the first time in 1920.
Pages in category "Mohegan people" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Emma Fielding Baker; F.
The Reverend Samson Occom, founder of the Brothertown Indian Nation. The Brothertown Indian Nation (Eeyamquittoowauconnuck) was formed by three leaders of the Mohegan and Pequot tribes of New England and eastern Long Island: Samson Occom (Mohegan/Brothertown), a notable Presbyterian minister to New England Indians and fundraiser for Moor's Indian Charity School—although funds Occom raised ...
Uncas was born near the Thames River in present-day Connecticut, the son of the Mohegan sachem Owaneco. [1] Uncas is a variant of the Mohegan term Wonkus, meaning "Fox". [2] He was a descendant of the principal sachems of the Mohegans, Pequots, and Narragansetts. Owaneco presided over the village known as Montonesuck.
Mohegan Indians v. Connecticut; Mohegan Sun; Mohegan Sun Arena; Mohegan-Pequot language; U. Uncasville, Connecticut This page was last edited on 17 August 2021, at 16 ...
Malerba was named the 18th chief of the Mohegan Tribe on August 15, 2010, and is the first female chief in modern history to hold this position. [6] She serves on the United States Department of Justice Tribal Nations Leadership Council, [3] and joined the Indian Health Service's Tribal Advisory Committee in 2015, [10] a committee she leads as ...