Quinnipiac people
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The Quinnipiac people are an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous group historically inhabiting parts of present-day Connecticut, particularly around what is now New Haven and the surrounding coastal and riverine areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quinnipiac people canonical | 6 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Algonquian-speaking people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| colonialImpact |
forced relocation
ⓘ
loss of traditional lands ⓘ missionization ⓘ |
| contactPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| contactWith | English colonists ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Eastern Woodlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Northeastern Woodlands
|
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| experienced |
land dispossession
ⓘ
population decline after European contact ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Quinnipiac language ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Connecticut shoreline
ⓘ
surface form:
Long Island Sound coast
New Haven metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
New Haven area
Quinnipiac River watershed ⓘ
surface form:
Quinnipiac River valley
central Connecticut ⓘ
surface form:
south-central Connecticut
|
| indigenousTo |
Connecticut
ⓘ
New England ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Algonquian languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Quinnipiac River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Algonquian peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Algonquian peoples
|
| presentDayLegacy |
Quinnipiac River name
ⓘ
Quinnipiac University name origin ⓘ place names in Connecticut ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Mohegan tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohegan people
Narragansett people ⓘ Niantic ⓘ
surface form:
Niantic people
Pequot people ⓘ |
| religionAfterContact | Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ wampum production ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wigwams ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Algonquian spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ maize agriculture ⓘ |
| treatyOrAgreementWith | New Haven Colony ⓘ |
| usedEnvironment |
coastal estuaries
ⓘ
hardwood forests ⓘ riverine wetlands ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.