The Mohegan Indian Tribe was historically based in central southern Connecticut, originally part of the Pequot people. It gradually became independent and served as allies of 展开

The last living native speaker of the Mohegan language, Fidelia "Flying Bird" A. Hoscott Fielding, died in 1908. The Mohegan language was recorded primarily in her diaries, and in … 展开

Although similar in name, the Mohegan are a different tribe from the Mohican, who share similar Algonkian culture and the members of whom … 展开

Lydia Sigourney published her poem The Rival Kings of Mohegan, contrasted with the Rival Brothers of Persia. in her 1827 collection of poetry. In that same collection are two other poems … 展开

In the 1960s, during a period of rising activism among Native Americans, John Hamilton filed a number of land claims authorized by the "Council of Descendants of Mohegan Indians." The group had some 300 members at the time. In 1970 the Montville band of … 展开

The Mohegan people have always had extensive knowledge of local flora and fauna, of hunting and fishing technologies, of seasonal adaptations, and of herbal medicine, as practices passed down through the generations. Gladys Tantaquidgeon was … 展开

• Uncas (c. 1588 – c. 1683), famed sachem of the Mohegan
• Oneco, son of Uncas
• Mahomet Weyonomon (c. 1700–1736), sachem who traveled to … 展开