Mohegan territory along the Thames River

E94757

cultural landscape historic district indigenous homeland traditional cultural property

Mohegan territory along the Thames River was the principal homeland and political center of the Mohegan people in what is now eastern Connecticut.

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Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural landscape ⓘ historic district ⓘ indigenous homeland ⓘ traditional cultural property ⓘ
associatedWith	Mohegan tribe ⓘ surface form: Mohegan sachems Mohegan tribal governance ⓘ
contains	traditional Mohegan agricultural areas ⓘ traditional Mohegan burial grounds ⓘ traditional Mohegan ceremonial areas ⓘ traditional Mohegan hunting and fishing areas ⓘ traditional Mohegan village sites ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalAssociation	Mohegan oral traditions ⓘ Mohegan sacred stories ⓘ
culturalContinuity	Mohegan people NERFINISHED ⓘ
environmentType	riverine landscape ⓘ woodland environment ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Mohegan ⓘ
follows	Thames River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceFor	Mohegan tribe ⓘ surface form: Mohegan people
hasHistoricalSignificanceFor	Mohegan tribe ⓘ surface form: Mohegan people
hasNameSource	Thames River NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPrimaryFunctionHistorically	Mohegan political center ⓘ Mohegan residential core ⓘ
hasSignificantRelationTo	Mohegan tribe ⓘ surface form: Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
heritageStatus	significant indigenous cultural landscape ⓘ
heritageType	Native American cultural heritage site ⓘ
indigenousTo	Mohegan people NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	New London County, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States eastern Connecticut ⓘ
partOf	traditional Mohegan homeland ⓘ
politicalCenterOf	Mohegan tribe ⓘ surface form: Mohegan people
principalHomelandOf	Mohegan tribe ⓘ surface form: Mohegan people
recognizedBy	Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	New England ⓘ
state	Connecticut ⓘ
timePeriod	colonial era ⓘ post-contact era ⓘ pre-contact era ⓘ
traditionalNameLanguage	Mohegan-Pequot language ⓘ
usedFor	burial practices ⓘ ceremonial activities ⓘ governance ⓘ settlement ⓘ subsistence activities ⓘ

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Uncas → residence → Mohegan territory along the Thames River ⓘ