Connecticut -From Mohican and other Algonquin words meaning "long river place." Delaware -Named for Lord De La Warr, early governor of Virginia; first applied to river, then to Indian tribe (Lenni-Lenape), and the state. Hawaii -Possibly derived from native word for homeland, Hawaiki or Owhyhee.
Tribes and Bands of ConnecticutMahican, Mohegan, Narraganset, Niantic, Nipmuc, Pequot, Schaghticoke, Wappinger.Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe -- The Connecticut State Library has some records for this tribe, 1836-1995. ... Mashantucket Pequot, or Western Pequot -- This tribe has been federally recognized since 1983.More items...
When the Spanish arrived in the 16th century, the country was dominated by the Pipils, descendants of Náhuatl-speaking Toltecs and Aztecs - both Mexican tribes. It is thought that the Pipil came to central El Salvador in the 11th century, just after the Maya dynasty collapsed.