Mohegan tribe

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The Mohegan tribe is a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands, historically based in what is now Connecticut and known for their complex alliances and conflicts with neighboring tribes and European colonists.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands
Native American tribe
alliedWith English colonists
capital Uncasville, Connecticut
conflictedWith Narragansett tribe
linked to: Narragansett people

Pequot tribe
linked to: Pequot people
continent North America
country United States
culturalRegion Eastern Woodlands
currentLanguage English
economicActivity entertainment industry
gaming
hospitality industry
ethnicGroupOf United States
federalRecognitionBy United States federal government
federalRecognitionStatus federally recognized
federalRecognitionYear 1994
governingBody Mohegan Tribal Council
hasClanSystem yes
hasCulturalInstitution Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum
hasNotableLeader John Uncas
linked to: Uncas

Mahomet I
Mahomet II
linked to: Mehmed II

Owaneco
Uncas
hasReservation Mohegan Indian Reservation
historicalLanguage Mohegan-Pequot language
historicalRegion Northeastern Woodlands
linked to: Eastern Woodlands
language Mohegan-Pequot language
languageFamily Algonquian languages
museumLocation Uncasville, Connecticut
operates Mohegan Sun
participatedIn King Philip's War
Pequot War
people Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
primaryLocation Connecticut
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
relatedEthnicGroup Narragansett people
Niantic people
Pequot people
Wampanoag people
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
reservationCounty New London County, Connecticut
reservationLocation Uncasville, Connecticut
selfDesignation Mohegan
traditionalCraft basketry
beadwork
wampum production
traditionalHousing wigwam
traditionalSubsistence agriculture
fishing
gathering
hunting
treaty Mohegan land case
Treaty of Hartford (1638)
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet

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Pequot War hasAlly Mohegan tribe
Uncas memberOf Mohegan tribe
Uncas countryOfCitizenship Mohegan territory
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Uncas placeOfBirth Mohegan territory
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Uncas placeOfDeath Mohegan territory
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Narragansett people relatedEthnicGroup Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Miantonomo opponent Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Pequot people relatedEthnicGroup Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Pequot people conflictWith Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan tribe people Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan territory along the Thames River principalHomelandOf Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan territory along the Thames River politicalCenterOf Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan territory along the Thames River hasSignificantRelationTo Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan territory along the Thames River hasCulturalSignificanceFor Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan territory along the Thames River hasHistoricalSignificanceFor Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan territory along the Thames River associatedWith Mohegan sachems
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan territory along the Thames River culturalContinuity Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan territory along the Thames River recognizedBy Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan territory along the Thames River indigenousTo Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan governingBody Mohegan Tribal Council
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mystic, Connecticut hasHistoricalAssociation Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Niantic people neighboringGroup Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Connecticut Sun owner Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan-Pequot language historicallySpokenBy Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan-Pequot language languageOf Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan Sun ownedBy Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum locatedOnTerritoryOf Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum ownedBy Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum operatedBy Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum dedicatedTo Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum affiliation Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum category Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Quiripi people culturallyRelatedTo Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
New London County, Connecticut containsNativeAmericanTribe Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan Indian Reservation administeredBy Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan Indian Reservation ethnicGroup Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan Indian Reservation tribalJurisdictionOf Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mohegan Indian Reservation hasGoverningBody Mohegan Tribal Council
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Nipmuc people neighboringGroup Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Owaneco partOf Mohegan tribe
Uncasville, Connecticut homeOf Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Uncasville, Connecticut tribalJurisdiction Mohegan Tribe
linked to: Mohegan tribe
Mahomet I memberOf Mohegan tribe
Quinnipiac people relatedEthnicGroup Mohegan people
linked to: Mohegan tribe