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{{TOC right}}[[Image:Mohegan-Lion Gardinerin the Pequot War from Charles Stanley Reinhart drawing 1890.jpg|left|370px|Mohegan-Lion Gardinerin the Pequot War from Charles Stanley Reinhart drawing 1890.jpg]]'''Ancestral Homeland:''' Connecticut <br>'''Various Spellings:''' Mohegan, Mohican


== History  ==
=== Tribal Headquarters  ===
'''Mohegan Indian Tribe'''<br>13 Crow Hill Road<br>Uncasville, CT 06382<br>Phone: 800-664-3426<br>[http://www.mohegan.nsn.us/ Website]
 
=== History  ===


==== Brief Timeline  ====
==== Brief Timeline  ====


==== Brief History  ====
'''1637:''' Allies with the British to subdue the [[Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut|Pequot]]


==== Reservations  ====
'''1675-1676:''' King Philip's War the Mohegan warriors fought with the English against the [[Narragansett Indians|Narragansetttribe]].


==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ====
==== Additional References  ====


== Tribal Headquarters  ==
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/algonquian/moheganhist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Mohegan tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/newyork/newyork2.htm#Mohegan The Indian Tribes of North America.]


Mohegan Indian Tribe <br>5 Crow Hill Road<br>Uncasville, CT 06382<br>Phone: 860.862.6100<br>Fax: 860.862.6162 <br>
==== Reservations  ====
 
== Records  ==
 
== Important Web Sites  ==


*[http://www.mohegan.nsn.us/docs/constitution.pdf Constitution] of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
=== Records  ===


== References  ==
The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>


<references />
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]


==== Bibliography  ====
{{Block indent|1=*'''1795''' - Joslyn, Roger D. "The 1795 Census of Brothertown Indians Oneida County," ''The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record,'' Vol. 141, No. 3 (Jul. 2010):213-218. Digital version at [http://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/public-elibrary New York Family History] ($); {{FSC|1181533|item|disp=FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 141}}.|2=1}}


*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
=== Websites  ===
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ Available online].
*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1122745&disp=Reference+encyclopedia+of+the+American+I%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 R259e].
*Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=831087&disp=The+Gale+encyclopedia+of+Native+American%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 G131g].


:Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
*[http://www.mohegan.nsn.us/docs/constitution.pdf Constitution] of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
:Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
*[http://www.mohegan.nsn.us/ The Mohegan Tribe Homepage]
:Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
*Mohegan Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohegan Wikipedia]
:Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands


*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br>
=== Bibliography  ===


:Volume 1 -- Not yet published
=== References  ===
:Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br>
:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>
:Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4].<br>
:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5].<br>
:Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493742&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493742]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6].<br>
:Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493311&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493311]<br>
:Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13240086&referer=brief_results WorldCat 13240086]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8].<br>
:Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26140053&referer=brief_results WorldCat 26140053]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9].<br>
:Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301504096&referer=brief_results WorldCat 301504096]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10].
:Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256516416&referer=brief_results WorldCat 256516416]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11].<br>
:Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12].<br>
:Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48209643&referer=brief_results WorldCat 48209643]<br>
:Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254277176&referer=brief_results WorldCat 254277176]
:Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256517503&referer=brief_results WorldCat 356517503]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15].<br>
:Volume 16 -- Not yet published
:Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43957746&referer=brief_results WorldCat 43957746]<br>
:Volume 18 -- Not yet published
:Volume 19 -- Not yet published
:Volume 20 -- Not yet published


*Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/indianlocation.htm Available online].
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*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1465222&disp=Encyclopedia+of+Native+American+tribes%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006].


[[Category:Indian_Tribes_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:Indian_Tribes_of_North_America]]
[[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Connecticut]]

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Ancestral Homeland: Connecticut
Various Spellings: Mohegan, Mohican

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Mohegan Indian Tribe
13 Crow Hill Road
Uncasville, CT 06382
Phone: 800-664-3426
Website

History[edit | edit source]

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

1637: Allies with the British to subdue the Pequot

1675-1676: King Philip's War the Mohegan warriors fought with the English against the Narragansetttribe.

Additional References[edit | edit source]

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Mohegan tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Records[edit | edit source]

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:

*1795 - Joslyn, Roger D. "The 1795 Census of Brothertown Indians Oneida County," The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 141, No. 3 (Jul. 2010):213-218. Digital version at New York Family History ($); FS Library Book 974.7 B2n v. 141.

Websites[edit | edit source]

Bibliography[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]