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Thereafter, the Mohegan became a separate tribal nation under the leadership of Uncas. [1] [3] Uncas is a variant anglicized spelling of the Algonquian name Wonkus, which translates to "fox" in English. The word Mohegan (pronounced / ˈ m oʊ h iː ɡ æ n /) translates in their respective Algonquin dialects (Mohegan-Pequot language) as "People ...
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.
Mohegan Sun is an integrated resort, owned and operated by the Mohegan Tribe on 240 acres (97 ha) of their reservation, along the banks of the Thames River in ...
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.
The Mohegan Sun, developed on land taken in trust for the Mohegan as a product of settlement. Indian Land Claims Settlements are settlements of Native American land claims by the United States Congress, codified in 25 U.S.C. ch. 19. In several instances, these settlements ended live claims of aboriginal title in the United States. The first two ...
The Mohegan are an ethnic group of Connecticut, United States. Mohegan may also refer to: Mohegan Tribe, the federally recognized tribe of the Mohegan people; Mohegan language, an Algonquian language; SS Mohegan, a steamship wrecked off the coast of Cornwall, United Kingdom; Mohegan, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in West Virginia ...
The Mohegan and the Narragansett tribes sided with the colonists. Around 1,500 Pequot warriors were killed in battles or hunted down, and others were captured and distributed as slaves or household servants. A few escaped to join the Mohawk and the Niantic tribes on Long Island. Eventually, some returned to their traditional lands, where family ...
Mohegan Lake was named "Lake Mohegan" in 1859 by William Jones, who owned the Mount Pleasant Hotel on the eastern side of the lake. [15]The Mohegan were a tribe of Native Americans once associated with the Pequot of easternmost Connecticut, who were pushed successively west to the area of the Housatonic River during the 17th and into the 18th century.