Today, we rethink the way we celebrate American History. An estimated 6,000 to 7,000 Indigenous people subsisted in what is now Connecticut before the Europeans came. This state is home to five state-recognized tribes and six reservations. The Algonquian word “Connecticut” itself translates to “land on the long tidal river.”Despite war, enslavement, and prejudice, Indigenous people have remained active agents in not only their own history – but the history of our state. Learn more about Connecticut’s Indigenous history.
