How is the Pequot Indian nation organized?
There are two Pequot bands in Connecticut, the Mashantucket Pequots and the Eastern Pequots. Though both bands belong to the same cultural group, they live in different locations and each one has its own government. Like other Native Americans in the United States, Pequot Indian tribes have their own reservations. A reservation is land that belongs to an Indian tribe and is under their control. But all the Pequots are also US citizens and must obey American law. What language do the Pequots speak? Pequot Indians all speak English today. In the past, the Pequots, Mohegans, Montauks, Niantics, and other tribes of Southern New England all spoke the Mohegan-Pequot language. This language died out more than 100 years ago, but some young Pequot and Mohegan people are working to revive it. You can read a Mohegan-Pequot picture glossary here. What was Pequot culture like in the past? What is it like now? Here is a link to the Mashantucket Pequot Museum, which has information about the heritage
