Pequot people

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Algonquian-speaking people Native American people

The Pequot people are an Algonquian-speaking Native American nation of southern New England, historically influential in the region and known for their role in early colonial-era conflicts such as the Pequot War.

Aliases (4)

Pequot ×9
Pequot tribe ×5
Pequot warriors ×2
Pequot people largely removed from their homelands ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Algonquian-speaking people → Native American people →
capitalVillageHistoric	Mystic →
colonialEraStatus	powerful regional tribe →
conflictWith	Connecticut Colony → Massachusetts Bay Colony → Mohegan people → Narragansett people → Plymouth Colony →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
culturalArea	Northeastern Woodlands →
culturalInstitution	Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center →
culturalRevitalization	language revitalization efforts → traditional arts and crafts →
economicActivity	gaming enterprises → tourism →
ethnicGroup	Algonquian peoples →
federallyRecognizedTribe	Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation →
historicalLanguage	Pequot language →
languageFamily	Algonquian languages →
modernReservation	Mashantucket Pequot Reservation →
modernReservationState	Connecticut →
notableBattle	Mystic massacre →
notableEvent	Pequot War →
populationTrend	decline after European contact → revival in late 20th century →
primaryState	Connecticut →
recognizedTribe	Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation → Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation →
region	New England →
relatedEthnicGroup	Mahican people → Mohegan people → Narragansett people → Quiripi people → Wampanoag people →
religion	Christianity → traditional Algonquian spirituality →
resultOfPequotWar	dispersal of survivors → enslavement of survivors → severe population loss →
stateRecognizedTribe	Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation →
subgroup	Eastern Pequot Tribe → Mashantucket Pequot Tribe →
timePeriodOfPequotWar	1636–1638 →
traditionalRegion	southern New England →
traditionalTerritory	southeastern Connecticut →
treaty	Treaty of Hartford (1638) →
treatyEffect	attempted dissolution of Pequot as a people →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Mystic Fort ("Pequot") → Mahican ("Pequot") → Mahikan ("Pequot") → Mohegan tribe → Narragansett ("Pequot") → Narragansett people → Wampanoag people →	relatedEthnicGroup
Battle of Mystic Fort → Battle of the Great Swamp ("Pequot tribe") → Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River → Mystic Massacre →	belligerent
Battle of the Great Swamp → Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River → British–Native American wars ("Pequot") → Uncas ("Pequot tribe") →	opponent
Battle of the Great Swamp → Mystic Massacre ("Pequot warriors") →	combatant
Battle of the Great Swamp ("Pequot warriors") → Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River →	participant
Mystic Massacre ("Pequot people largely removed from their homelands") →	aftermath
Pequot War →	conflictBetween
Mohegan tribe ("Pequot tribe") →	conflictedWith
Battle of the Great Swamp ("Pequot") →	ethnicGroupInvolved
Pequot War ("Pequot tribe") →	hasMainBelligerent
Northeast Woodlands ("Pequot") →	inhabitedBy
Pequod ("Pequot tribe") →	namedAfter
John Mason ("Pequot") →	opposedGroup
Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River →	relatedTo
Eastern Woodlands ("Pequot") →	traditionalInhabitants