sachem of the Mohegan
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hereditary chieftainship
indigenous political office
indigenous spiritual leadership role
traditional leadership title
Sachem of the Mohegan was the hereditary chief and primary political and spiritual leader of the Mohegan people in what is now New England.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sachem of the Mohegan | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hereditary chieftainship
ⓘ
indigenous political office ⓘ indigenous spiritual leadership role ⓘ traditional leadership title ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Mohegan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Mohegan religion and cosmology ⓘ |
| authorityType |
judicial authority
ⓘ
political authority ⓘ spiritual authority ⓘ |
| basedOn | hereditary succession principles ⓘ |
| continuity | adapted over time under colonial pressure ⓘ |
| culture | Algonquian-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| embeddedIn |
Mohegan clan and lineage systems
ⓘ
Mohegan kinship structures ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mohegan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceModel | chiefdom-like political organization ⓘ |
| governs | Mohegan territory in New England ⓘ |
| governsPeople | Mohegan bands and villages ⓘ |
| hasRole |
diplomatic representative of the Mohegan people
ⓘ
guardian of Mohegan customs and traditions ⓘ mediator in internal disputes ⓘ primary political leader of the Mohegan people ⓘ primary spiritual leader of the Mohegan people ⓘ war leader in times of conflict ⓘ |
| historicalFunction |
coordination of seasonal movements and subsistence activities
ⓘ
representation of Mohegan interests in treaties ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | southern New England ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Mohegan oral tradition ⓘ |
| inheritedBy | members of a leading Mohegan lineage ⓘ |
| languageContext | Mohegan-Pequot language ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
ⓘ
what is now the northeastern United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Mohegan tribal governance ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Mohegan community consensus ⓘ |
| requires |
knowledge of Mohegan law and custom
ⓘ
ritual knowledge and spiritual authority ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
allocation of hunting and planting grounds
ⓘ
conducting or overseeing important ceremonies ⓘ maintaining alliances with neighboring tribes ⓘ negotiating with European colonists ⓘ organizing defense of the community ⓘ |
| sharesConceptWith | sachem titles among neighboring Algonquian tribes ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
continuity of Mohegan leadership
ⓘ
unity of the Mohegan people ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early colonial era in New England
ⓘ
pre-colonial era in New England ⓘ |
| titleLanguageFamily | Algonquian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOf | Native American leadership position ⓘ |
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