Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation
state-recognized Indian tribe in Connecticut
The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation is a state-recognized tribe in Connecticut. The tribe descends from the Pequot people of southeastern New England.
In 2002, the Secretary of the Interior granted recognition to the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation (EPTN) after approving a union between the Eastern Pequot and Paucatuck Eastern Pequot which had submitted separate petitions for recognition. In 2005, the Department of Interior revoked recognition after Bureau of Indian Affairs review. In 2012, the EPTN filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the BIA/Department of Interior revocation.
History
16th century
The Pequot people today are descended from the tribe that was the dominant power in southeastern New England in the 1600s. That power declined sharply following the Pequot War in 1637, and many surviving Pequots were assigned to the supervision of the Mohegan tribe in the west and Narragansett people in the eastern part of the region. The Bureau of Indian Affairs stated in 2002: "Those Pequots whom the colonial government removed from the supervision of the Eastern Niantic sachem Ninigret in 1654 were subsequently governed by two Indian rulers: Harmon Garrett and Momoho. The Colony of Connecticut purchased the Lantern Hill land for Momoho's Pequots in 1683. Since then there has been an unbroken history of state recognition and a reservation for this tribe."
The Eastern Pequots are descended from those Pequots who escaped from the Narragansetts and returned to their traditional territory.
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