In recognition of truth, history, and the enduring relationship between Indigenous Peoples and their sacred lands, we acknowledge that western Connecticut is the traditional homelands of the Schaghticoke, Weantinock, and other Native Peoples. The WCSU community seeks to foster greater knowledge of Connecticut’s tribal nations, other Indigenous residents, and those forcibly removed.

The Housatonic Valley was a site of trade, travel, and gatherings for many tribal peoples. While generations of Native Peoples have remained on this land, Euro-American colonization exiled many from their homelands, causing movement to new regions and formation of new intertribal communities. To honor and respect the enduring relationship that exists between Native Peoples and their sacred lands, we acknowledge that western Connecticut is homelands to many Indigenous Peoples, including the Mohican, Schaghticoke, Weantinock, Paugussett, Pootatuck, Pequannock, and Wiechquaesgeck.

The WCSU community recognizes this history and seeks to foster greater knowledge of Connecticut’s tribal nations.