Mohegan people

Mohegans are a Native American people in Connecticut; the majority are associated with the Mohegan Indian Tribe, a federally recognized tribe living on a reservation in the eastern upper Thames River valley of south-central Connecticut. It is one of two federally recognized tribes in the state, the other being the Mashantucket Pequot. There are also three state-recognized tribes: Schaghticoke, Paugusett, and Eastern Pequot.

At the time of European contact, the Mohegan and Pequot were a unified tribal entity living in the southeastern Connecticut region, but the Mohegan gradually became independent as the hegemonic Pequots lost control over their trading empire and tributary groups. In 1637, English Puritan colonists with the help of Uncas, Wequash and the Narragansett's, destroyed a principal fortified village at Mistick and systematically destroyed the remaining Pequot nation during the Pequot War which finally ended with the death of Sassacus at the hands of the Mohawks. Thereafter, under the leadership of Uncas, a sachem, the Mohegan were understood to be a separate tribal nation. Uncas' name is a variant of the Algonquian name Wonkus, which translates to fox.

Oxoboxo River, Connecticut

Oxoboxo River is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Montville in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,938 at the 2000 census and 3,165 at the 2010 census. The statistical area encompasses the town center of Montville, as well as the adjacent villages of Palmertown and Uncasville. The name of the statistical area is from the river of the same name running through the CDP.

The U.S. Postal Service includes the entire area of the CDP in ZIP code 06382, for which the USPS uses "Uncasville" as the place name. The Uncasville ZIP code also encompasses the Mohegan reservation, including the Mohegan Sun casino complex, and other parts of Montville.

Geography

The CDP takes its name from the Oxoboxo River, a tributary of the Thames River that flows through the CDP. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 11.6 km² (4.5 mi²), of which 11.0 km² (4.3 mi²) is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) (5.1%) is water.

Demographics

Mohegan (disambiguation)

The Mohegan people is a tribe that lives in the eastern upper Thames River valley of Connecticut.

Mohegan may also refer to:

  • SS Mohegan, a steamship wrecked on the Manacle Rocks, Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Lake Mohegan, New York, a census-designated place in Yorktown, Westchester County, New York, United States
  • Mohegan, a dialect of Mohegan-Pequot language, an Algonquian language
  • See also

  • All pages beginning with "Mohegan"
  • All pages with titles containing Mohegan
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    Mohegan Announces the Finalization of Refinancing Transactions and Extension of Unsecured Notes (Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment)

    Public Technologies 24 Apr 2025
    In addition, the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the "Tribe") acquired $100 million in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2027 Notes in a separate private transaction.
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    Might the Mohegan Tribe consider purchasing Dodd Stadium?

    The Day 22 Apr 2025
    But this modest proposal comes deferentially, because nobody else has more respect for the generosity the Mohegan Tribe has shown our corner of the world for decades now than your humble narrator ... Enter the Mohegans.
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    The Day 16 Apr 2025
    All hail the diva ... “An Evening With Miss Patti LaBelle” will be at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday ... Friday, Mohegan Sun Arena; $49 and up; mohegansun.com ....
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    Review: New restaurant at Mohegan Sun is a gem

    The Day 16 Apr 2025
    This is the new Mohegan Sun location of Beauty & Essex, a restaurant co-founded by celebrity chef Chris Santos ... Mohegan Sun, next to Starbucks on the lower level.
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    'The stigma has totally been erased': Celebrating tattoos at regional expo at Mohegan Sun

    The Day 13 Apr 2025
    Mohegan ― When Steven Tefft first started tattooing, if you had ink on your skin, you were an outlier. On Saturday, at the fifth annual New England Tattoo Expo at Mohegan Sun’s Earth Expo & ...
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    'The stigma has totally been erased': Celebrating tattoos at New England expo at Mohegan Sun

    The Day 13 Apr 2025
    Mohegan ― When Steven Tefft first started tattooing, if you had ink on your skin, you were an outlier. On Saturday, at the fifth annual New England Tattoo Expo at Mohegan Sun’s Earth Expo & ...
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    Activities for kids during April vacation at Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun

    The Day 09 Apr 2025
    Mohegan Sun is featuring Family Days 2025 on Monday and Tuesday ... both days) to playing either classic or modern arcade games to watching a Mohegan Sun K-9 demo (1-1.30 p.m.) ... and Tues., Mohegan Sun ...
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    Sweet deal: Mystic-born Sift joins Mohegan Sun's 'immersive' lineup

    The Day 09 Apr 2025
    “Never in a million years,” Young said Tuesday at Mohegan Sun, where Mohegan tribal officials and invited guests celebrated the grand opening of Young’s latest tandem — his fourth Sift Bake Shop and second A.T.Y.
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    Mohegan Lake Italian restaurant, in business 16 years, announces closure

    Lohud 07 Apr 2025
    DeCicco & Sons opens March 28 in Sleepy Hollow NY. Watch a sneak peek ... Augie's Prime Italian Steakhouse, a fixture in Mohegan Lake for 16 years, permanently closed April 5. The announcement was made on their Instagram page ... "We opened a restaurant ...
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    Mohegan focusing on New York City casino bid

    The Day 06 Apr 2025
    Chapman also reiterated that the Korea situation has had no impact on Mohegan’s North American operations, which include Mohegan Sun, its flagship; Mohegan Sun Pocono, a racetrack casino in ...
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