Mashantucket Pequot

Female tribal leaders held a panel discussion at the University of Connecticut Law School on Thursday to mark Native American Heritage Month.

November is Native American Heritage Month. Connecticut Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz visited the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center on Wednesday to celebrate and learn more about the tribe.

Human remains unearthed on the Connecticut College campus in 1981 have been repatriated to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe after extensive collaboration between university officials and tribal representatives.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will grant the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation $1.5 million for electric vehicles and charging stations.

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation will receive federal funds to improve conservation and climate practices at its farm in North Stonington. The tribe accepted $2 million from the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

From powwow and fundraisers to book clubs and festivals, here are some of the upcoming Indigenous events that Connecticut and Long Island residents can participate in this summer.

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has been granted federal funds to establish a pharmaceutical manufacturing operation.

The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation has been awarded a grant from T-Mobile, called the Hometown Initiative Grant, to help support tribal entrepreneurs and businesses.

Command Holdings, which is owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, has appointed Aurene Martin, a tribal advisor and advocacy expert, to join its Board of Director.

Members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation are using traditional methods to make a canoe through wood burning. It’s a centuries-old tradition that visitors are invited to see for themselves.