The Encyclopedia of Connecticut: A Volume of Encyclopedia of the United States lists the following Native American groups (Indians) found in Connecticut: read more
Notable figures include Robin Cassacinamon, a 17th-century Pequot sachem and diplomat, and Mohegan medicine woman Gladys Tantaquidgeon, an educator, activist, and, in 1931, co-founder of the first Native American-owned Indian museum in the US. read more
Colonial Connecticut: From the Dutch to the English Settlers The Dutch, who were interested in setting up trade with the Native Americans, were the first Europeans to explore the area that is now Connecticut. read more