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Land Acknowledgement at WCSU

This is a guide to the WCSU Land Acknowledgment adopted in Spring 2021. A land acknowledgement is a formal statement often spoken at the beginning of a public event that is taking place on land originally inhabited or owned by indigenous peoples.

Map of Indigenous Peoples of CT Circa 1625

Golden Hill Paugussett

The Golden Hill Paugussett tribe has a ¼-acre state reservation in Trumbull and a 106 acre state reservation in Colchester.

Currently the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribe does not have an official website (10/8/21).

Mashantucket Pequot

The Mashantucket Pequot tribe has 1,400 acres held as federal trust land in Ledyard with the potential for a 2,300-acre federal reservation under the settlement act and agreements.

The Mashantucket (Western) Pequot Tribal Nation Website

 

Mohegan

The Mohegan tribe has 409 acres held as federal trust land in Montville and Norwich with the potential for a 700-acre federal reservation under the settlement act and agreements.

The Mohegan Tribe Website

Paucatuck Eastern Pequot

The Paucatuck Eastern Pequot tribe has a 225-acre state reservation in North Stonington.

Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation Website

Schaghticoke

The Schaghticoke tribe has a 278-acre state reservation in Kent.

Schaghticoke Tribal Nation Website