Mohegan tribe

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Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands Native American tribe

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.

Aliases (4)

Mohegan people ×9
Mohegan territory ×3
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut ×1
Mohegan sachems ×1

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people of the Northeastern Woodlands → Native American tribe →
alliedWith	English colonists →
capital	Uncasville, Connecticut →
conflictedWith	Narragansett tribe → Pequot tribe →
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 → Mahomet I → Mahomet II → Owaneco → Uncas →
hasReservation	Mohegan Indian Reservation →
historicalLanguage	Mohegan-Pequot language →
historicalRegion	Northeastern Woodlands →
language	Mohegan-Pequot language →
languageFamily	Algonquian languages →
museumLocation	Uncasville, Connecticut →
operates	Mohegan Sun →
participatedIn	King Philip's War → Pequot War →
people	Mohegan people →
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 →

Referenced by (16)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Narragansett people ("Mohegan people") → Pequot people ("Mohegan people") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Mohegan territory along the Thames River ("Mohegan sachems") →	associatedWith
Pequot people ("Mohegan people") →	conflictWith
Uncas ("Mohegan territory") →	countryOfCitizenship
Pequot War →	hasAlly
Mohegan territory along the Thames River ("Mohegan people") →	hasCulturalSignificanceFor
Mohegan territory along the Thames River ("Mohegan people") →	hasHistoricalSignificanceFor
Mohegan territory along the Thames River ("Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut") →	hasSignificantRelationTo
Uncas →	memberOf
Miantonomo ("Mohegan people") →	opponent
Mohegan tribe ("Mohegan people") →	people
Uncas ("Mohegan territory") →	placeOfBirth
Uncas ("Mohegan territory") →	placeOfDeath
Mohegan territory along the Thames River ("Mohegan people") →	politicalCenterOf
Mohegan territory along the Thames River ("Mohegan people") →	principalHomelandOf