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Table Of Contents

Connecticut Water Trails

Basic Concepts

History Of Connecticut's Water Trails

Native Americans

 

 

Connecticut Water Trails Program

 

History Of Connecticut's Water Trails

 

Native Americans

 

Native American Groups In Connecticut

 

 

Native American Group

Location

Agawam

(Agawaam, Agawom, Aggawam, Aggawom, Aggisawamg, Agowaun, Agowaywam, Aguwom, Angawom, Angoum, Anguum, Augawam, Augawoam, Augoam, Augoan, Auguan)

Suffield, Enfield, E.Granby, Hartland

Asamuck

Greenwich, Sound Beach

Bantam

(Bantom)

Litchfield

Brotherton

(Brothertown, Nientken, Wapanachki)

Connecticuts

(Conittekock, Conittekook, Connectacut, Connegticut, Quinitikoock, Quinticoock, Qunihtitukqut)

Western Connecticut

Eastern Pequot

 

Golden Hill Paugeesukq

(Paugussett, Paugasuck, Pequannock)

Trumbull, Colchester

Groton

Groton

Hammonassett

Clinton, Killingworth

Hoccanum

(Hockanoanco)

 Glastonbury

Machemoodus

(Machamadoset, Machamoodus, Mache Moodus, Machmadouset, Matche Moodus, Matchi Moodus, Matchit Moodus)

 Haddam and Moodus

Machipscat

Meriden

Mahican

North Western Connecticut

Makimanes

South Western Connecticut

Mashantucket Pequot (Western Pequot)

Ledyard

Massacoe

Northern Connecticut, Simsbury

Matianuck, Matiamuck

Windsor

Mattabesic (Matabesec, Matabezeke, Matabeseck, Matowepesack, Mattabeeset, Mattabeseck, Mattabesek, Mattabesick, Mattabesicke, Mattabesett, Mattapeaset, Mattebeseck, Seqvin)

West Central Connecticut, Midletown, Haddam

Menunkatuc (Mennuketuck, Manuncatuck, Menuncatuk, Menunkatuck, Menunketuck, Menunquatucke, Monunkatuck, Munnucketucke, Mununketucke)

South Central Connecticut, Guilford

Miossehassaky

Greenwich

Mohegan (Mahingan, Moheag, Mohege, Monahegan, Monahiganeuck, Monhig, Morhican, Morican, Muhhekaneew, Seaside)

Thames River Valley

Montowese (Mantoweeze)

SW of Wethersfield/ Portland, later at Quinnipiac

Namecoke

North Eastern Connecticut

Narragansett (Anagansett, Nanhigganeuck, Nahigonsick, Nahiggonike, Nahigonset, Nahigonsik, Nanohigganeuck, Nanohiianset, Narriganset)

Eastern Connecticut

Naugatuck (Naugatuc)

 North Western Connecticut

Nawaas (Nawas, Nawes, Newashe)

Connecticut River

Niantic ( Nehantic, Nihantic, Nyhantic, Western Niantic)

Coast, Niantic River to Connecticut River

Nipmuc (Neepemut, Neepmuck, Neepnet,Neipnett, Nepmet, Nep Mock, Nepnet, Nibenet, Nipmoog, Nipmuck, Nipmug, Nipmuk, Nipmunk, Nipnet, Nipnett, Nopnat)

Upper Thames River Valley. Tolland and Windham Counties.

Norwalk (Norwalke)

Norwalk and Saugatuck Reservations

Patomuck 

Greenwich, Sound Beach

Paucatuck Pequot 

North Stonington

Paugusset (Pagasett, Pangusset, Paugassett, Paugasuck, Pawgassett, Pawgasuck, Pawghksuck, Wepawaug, Wopowage)

Turkey Hill, Naugatuck, Poodanuch, Paugusset, Pauguaunuch

Pequot (Maquot, Nameaug, Nameauk, Pakaud, Paquatauog, Peacott, Peaquitt, Peaquod, Peaquot, Peacoate, Peacoat, Pecod, Pecoit, Pecott, Pecquod, Pecuott, Peequot, Pegod, Pekash, Pekoath, Pekoct, Pekot, Pek8atsaks, Pequana, Pequant, Pequat, Pequatit, Pequatoo, Pequatt, Pequeat, Pequente, Pequet, Pequetan, Pequett, Pequid, Pequim, Pequin, Pequit, Pequite,  Pequitoog,  Pequitt,  Pequoadt, Pequod, Pequoid, Pequoit, Pequoite, Pequote, Pequotoh, Pequott, Pequoyt, Pequt, Pequtt, Pequttoog, Pequut, Pequuttoog, Peqvwit, Peqwit, Pigwoot, Pyquan, Sickaname)

Southeastern Connecticut

Petuquapaen

Greenwich, Cos Cob

Piscatacook

Kent

Podunk (Podunck, Potunck, Potaecke, Potaunck, Potunk, Potunke, Windsor Indians)

South Windsor, East Windsor, East Hartford

Pomperaug (Pomparague)

North Western Connecticut, Woodbury

Ponus

South Western Connecticut

Pootatuck (Patatuck, Pautatuck, Poodatook, Potatik, Potatuck, Totatik)

South Western Connecticut; Lower Housatonic Valley, Newtown, Southbury, Woodbury

Poquonnoc (Paquaanocke, Paquanaug, Paquanick, Peconnuc, Pequannock, Pequanucke, Poquannoc, Poquannock, Powquaniock,  Pocatoonuc, , Poquonnic, Poquonnock, Poquonnuc, Pughquonnuc)

North Central, Windsor

Pyquaug (Panquiaug, Pauquiaug, Pauquag, Pequeag, Piquaug, Piquiag, Pyquaag, Pyquag, Wethersfield Indians)

Wethersfield

Quinnebaug (Plainfield Indians, Qinaboags, Quannepague, Queenapaug, Quenebage, Quenebaug, Quenibaug, Quenibaag, Quinebage, Quiniboag, Quinibuag, Quinibuage, Quinnabaug, Quinnuboag, Qunnubbagge)

North Eastern Connecticut, Plainfield

Quinnipiac (Kinnipiaks, Panaquanike, Qinnepioke, Quennapiok, Queenapoick, Quenepiage, Quenepiake, Quenopiage, Querepees, Quliapiack, Quillipeage, Quillipiacke, Quillipiacke, Quillipieck, Quillipiog, Quillipiuk, Quillipyake, Quillypieck, Quimipeiock, Quinapeag, Quinapeake, Quinipiac, Quinipieck, Quinipiuck, Quinnepaeg, Quinnepas, Quinnepauge, Quinnepiac, Quinnepiack, Quinne-py-ooghq, Quinnipauge, Quinnipiak, Quinnipieuck, Quinnipiog, Quinnipioke, Quinnopiage, Quinnypiag, Quinnipieuck, Quinnypiock, Quinnypiog, Quinopiocke, Quinypiock, Quirepey, Quiripeys, Quiripi, Qunnipieuk, Qunnipiuck, Qunnipiug, Qunnippiuck, Quunnipieuck, Quyropey, Qvinipiak)

Central Coast, New Haven

Ramapo (Ramapoo)

South of Ridgefield

Red Hill

Glastonbury

River Indians

Connecticut River

Sasqua

South Western Central Connecticut

Saukiog (Sicaog, Sicaoggs, Suckiaug, Sukiaugk)

North Central Connecticut, Hartford

Scantic

Connecticut River

Schaghticoke (Pachgatgoch, Patchgatgoch, Pisgachtigok, Pishgachtigok, Scachtacook, Scaghkooke, Scanticook, Scatacook, Scaticook, Schaacticook, Scotticook, Seachcook)

Housatonic River, North Central Connecticut, Litchfield County

Sequin

Wethersfield

Sharon

Salisbury

Shenipsit

 

Showtucket

Lisbon

Siwanoy (Seewonkeeg, Siwanog, Siwanoos, Sywanois)

Greenwich

Southern Pequot

Stonington

Stonington

Tankiteke

New Canaan, Stamford, Darien

Tunxis (Farmington, Juncks'es, Sepos, Sepous, Sopus, Tuncksis, Tunksis Sepus, Tunxis Sepos, Unkawas, Unxus)

Farmington River; Southington/ Farmington.

Turkey Hill Paugussett

Unkas

 

Unkowa (Uncowa)

Fairfield

Upland

 

Wabaquasset (Man-hum-squeeg, Wabaquassuck, Wabaquasit, Wabbaquasset, wabequassets, Wabequisset, Wabquissit, Wapaquassett, Whetstone Country)

North Eastern Connecticut

Wangunk (Wagunk, Wangum, Wonggum, Wongonk, Wongum, Wongunck, Wongung, Wongunk)

Middletown, Wethersfield, Chatam, Portland

Wappinger Confederacy (Abingas, Apineus, Wabigna,  Wabinga, Wabingies, Wam-pa-nos, Wamponos, Wapanoos, Wapingeis, Wapinger, Wapingoes, wapings, Wappanoos, Wappenger, Wappenos, Wappinges, wappinx)

North Western Connecticut

Wascussup

South Western Connecticut

Wawyachtonoc (Wawijachtenocks, Wawyachteioks, Wawyachtonock, Wyeck)

North Western Litchfield County

Weatinock (Oweantanack, Weantinock, Wiantinock)

New Milford

Wecquaesgeek (Highland Indians, Wechquaeskeck, Weckquaskeck, Weckquesick, Wecks, Wecquaesgeet, Weeckquesqueeck, Wequa-esgecks, Weskeskek, Wesquecqueck, Wetquescheck, Wicguaesgeck, Wickerscreek, Wickerscreeke, Wickersheck, Wickwaskeck, Wicquaesgecker, Wicquaskaka, Wiechquaeskeck, Wiechquaesqueck, Wiechquaskeck, Wieckquaeskecke, Wiequaeskeck, Wiequaskeck, Wighquaeskeek, Wikagyl, Wiquaeshex, Wiquaeskeck, Wiskerscreeke, Witqueschack, Witquescheck, Witqueschreek, Wyckerscreeke, Wyquaesquec)

Canaan, Southern Fairfield County

Wepawaug (Wapewaug, Wipawaug)

East Bank of Housatonic

 

 

 


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