The Mashantucket Pequots are a small Native American tribe in Connecticut which operates the successful Foxwoods Resort Casino. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... The Grand Pequot Tower at Foxwoods Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. ...

The Mashantucket Pequots are descendants of the Pequots, most of whom were killed in the Pequot War in 1637. This group is the Western Mashantucket Pequot and they have a reservation within the borders of Ledyard, Connecticut. In 1983 the Tribal Nation gained federal recognition as an Indian tribe through Congressional approval. As of 1990 their population was 320. The Pequot were a tribe or nation of Native Americans who, in the 17th century, inhabited much of what is now Connecticut, and spoke a variety of the Algonquian language. ... The Pequot War in 1637 saw the virtual elimination of the Pequot Indians as a tribe. ... Events February 3 - Tulipmania collapses in Netherlands by government order February 15 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor December 17 - Shimabara Rebellion erupts in Japan Pierre de Fermat makes a marginal claim to have proof of what would become known as Fermats last theorem. ... BIA map of Indian reservations in the continental United States. ... Ledyard is a town located in New London County, Connecticut. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wikiquote has a collection of quotations by or about: United States Wikinews has a related story: United States United States government CIA World Factbook Entry for United States House. ...

Historically, their reservation was created by the Colony of Connecticut in 1666. Over time it had been reduced to less than an acre (4,000 m²), and population went as low as 20 or 30 natives. After a successful lawsuit over misappropriated reservation lands they began to expand the reservation by purchases having them placed into Trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responsibility is the administration and management of 55. ...

Their successful and enormous casino, which is a few hours by bus from New York City, was opened in 1992 and since then they have used the revenue to continue expanding their reservation to about 1,800 acres (7 km²). Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York and abbreviated NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Near the casino, the Pequots maintain a museum charting their history and culture through good times and bad. The museum acts as an education center frequented by school children and adults. Visitors come from all over the globe. As a tribute to the diversity that makes up Indian Country, the museum hosts local and international indigenous artists, artifacts and musicians throughout the year.

The Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis, a research center at the University of Connecticut, performed an analysis of the casino's impact on the Connecticut economy. Their report stated that the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and its Foxwoods casino have had a positive economic impact. [1]

See Also

• Indian gaming
• Foxwoods Resort Casino
• Mohegan

In 1987 the U.S. Supreme Court recognized that as sovereign political entities, Native American tribes could operate gaming facilities free of state regulation. ... The Grand Pequot Tower at Foxwoods Foxwoods Resort Casino is a hotel-casino in Ledyard, Connecticut. ... The Mohegans were a functional confederation of several branches of Native Americans during the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th century. ...

Further reading

• Benedict, Jeff (2001). Without Reservation: How a Controversial Indian Tribe Rose to Power and Built the World's Largest Casino. Perennial. ISBN 0060931965.
  • The National Indian Gaming Association has criticized Benedict's book, accusing it of being a work of fiction which attempts to undermine the tribe's status as an Indian nation. [2]
• Cave, Alfred A. (1996). The Pequot War (Native Americans of the Northeast). University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 1558490302.
• Fromson, Brett Duval (2003). Hitting the Jackpot: The Inside Story of the Richest Indian Tribe in History. Atlantic Monthly Press. ISBN 0871139049.
• The Pequots in Southern New England: The Fall and Rise of an American Indian Nation (The Civilization of the American Indian Series, Vol 198) by Laurence M. Hauptman, James D. Wherry (Editor) Paperback Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press (March 1, 1993) Language: English ISBN: 0806125152
• Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America by Daniel K. Richter Hardcover: 320 pages Publisher: Harvard University Press (December 1, 2001) Language: English ISBN: 0674006380
• Spirit of the New England Tribes: Indian History and Folklore, 1620-1984 by William Scranton Simmons Paperback: 343 pages Publisher: University Press of New England; 1st edition (March 15, 1986) Language: English ISBN: 0874513723
• 500 Nations : An Illustrated History of North American Indians by ALVIN M. JR JOSEPHY Hardcover: 480 pages Publisher: Gramercy (August 6, 2002)Language: English ISBN: 0517163942

Kim Isaac Eisler. Italic textRevenge of the Pequots: How a Small Native American Tribe Created the World's Most Profitable Casino.Italic text Simon & Schuster.