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The Mohegan tribe is an Algonquian-speaking tribe that lives in eastern upper Thames valley Connecticut. The Mohegan were originally a conjoined tribe with the Pequot
Pequot

See Main articles:*Mashantucket Pequots*Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation.The 'Pequot' are a tribal nation of Native Americans in the United Statess who, in the 17th century, inhabited much of what is now Connecticut....
 until the period of European contact in the 17th century, briefly coming under Pequot rule in the 1630s until the dominant tribe was destroyed in 1637. The tribe gained federal recognition in 1994, and currently operates the Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun located in Uncasville, Connecticut is the world's second largest casino with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River ....
 Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.

ough similar in name, the Mohegans are a different tribe from the Mahican
Mahican

The Mahicans are an Eastern Algonquian Native Americans in the United States, originally settling in the Hudson River Valley , many then moving to Stockbridge, Massachusetts after 1780, before the remaining descendants moved to northeastern Wisconsin during the 1820s and 1830s....
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The Mohegan tribe is an Algonquian-speaking tribe that lives in eastern upper Thames valley Connecticut. The Mohegan were originally a conjoined tribe with the Pequot
Pequot

See Main articles:*Mashantucket Pequots*Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation.The 'Pequot' are a tribal nation of Native Americans in the United Statess who, in the 17th century, inhabited much of what is now Connecticut....
 until the period of European contact in the 17th century, briefly coming under Pequot rule in the 1630s until the dominant tribe was destroyed in 1637. The tribe gained federal recognition in 1994, and currently operates the Mohegan Sun
Mohegan Sun

Mohegan Sun located in Uncasville, Connecticut is the world's second largest casino with of gaming space. It is located on along the banks of the Thames River ....
 Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Synonymy

Although similar in name, the Mohegans are a different tribe from the Mahican
Mahican

The Mahicans are an Eastern Algonquian Native Americans in the United States, originally settling in the Hudson River Valley , many then moving to Stockbridge, Massachusetts after 1780, before the remaining descendants moved to northeastern Wisconsin during the 1820s and 1830s....
s. Both tribes have been referred to as Mohicans, a source of confusion based upon a mistake in translation Adriaen Block
Adriaen Block

Adriaen Block was a Netherlands private trader and navigator who is best known for exploring the coastal and river valley areas between present-day New Jersey and Massachusetts during four voyages from 1611 to 1614, following the 1609 expedition by Henry Hudson....
 who was one of the first Europeans to refer to both tribes, distinguished between the "Morhicans" and the "Mahicans, Mahikanders, Mohicans,(or) Maikens".

The Mahicans came from the Hudson River Valley (around Albany, New York
Albany, New York

Albany is the Capital of the state of New York and the county seat of Albany County, New York. Albany is roughly 136 miles north of the city of New York City, and slightly south of the confluence of the Mohawk River and Hudson Rivers....
). Many moved to Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Stockbridge, Massachusetts

Stockbridge is a New England town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts in Western Massachusetts Massachusetts. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
 after 1780, before the remaining descendants moved to Wisconsin during the 1820s and 1830s. The Mohegan tribe, in contrast to the Mahicans, has mostly remained in New England.

See also

  • Mahican
    Mahican

    The Mahicans are an Eastern Algonquian Native Americans in the United States, originally settling in the Hudson River Valley , many then moving to Stockbridge, Massachusetts after 1780, before the remaining descendants moved to northeastern Wisconsin during the 1820s and 1830s....
     - tribe with similar name
  • The Last of the Mohicans
    The Last of the Mohicans

    The Last of the Mohicans is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper, first published in January 1826.It was one of the most popular English-language novels of its time....


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