Pequot History.
Timeline of Pequot events.
September 1636- English burnt down a Pequot village along the Pequot river. This lead to a Pequot war.
September 1638- Pequot war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Hartford.
September 1651- Pequot Indians were given back some of their land in Noak by the Government of ct.
September 1692- Pequot Sachem Robin Cassacinnamon dies.
1754-1763- Pequots fight in the French and Indian war.
1775-1783- Pequot Indians fight in The Revolutionary war.
September 1636- English burnt down a Pequot village along the Pequot river. This lead to a Pequot war.
September 1638- Pequot war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Hartford.
September 1651- Pequot Indians were given back some of their land in Noak by the Government of ct.
September 1692- Pequot Sachem Robin Cassacinnamon dies.
1754-1763- Pequots fight in the French and Indian war.
1775-1783- Pequot Indians fight in The Revolutionary war.
Pequot Appearance
Some Pequot Indians wore knee length skirts. Men wore breech-cloth and leather leggings. They wore deerskin mantles in cool weather. They also wore earrings and moccasins. Some would wear beaded headbands with feathers in them. Men would either shave their head or have short hair. Women would have long hair. They also wore braids or a Mohawk hairstyle. In the winter, they wear long heavy dresses.When it was hot out, they worse no shirts and breech-cloth.
Pequot Transportation.
When Pequot Indians would travel on water, they would make dugout canoes by holing out large trees and all piling into them to travel. Also, in the winter Pequot Indians would use sleds or snow shoes for traveling. Sometimes they would ride horses around. Finally, in wars they would fight while riding horses sometimes.
Language
Their language was called Mohegan language. Today there are about 5000 Pequot Indians in New England. They were all once all called Mohegan but now their two separate groups; one is the Mohegan and there just the Pequot Indians. They speak English now but still know their Mohegan language.
Shelter
These Pequot Indians lived in small villages in houses called Wigwams. The floor was covered by woven mats. These Pequots cooked and sometimes had small fires in there home. The wigwams were always clean because Pequot women would always spend there time in the house cleaning. These wigwams were their main shelter. They had large forests around them so that provided a nice living condition where many of the Pequot Indians lived.