3rd or last but never least is the fact that we

the Traditional are using the best of both worlds!

There is no reason to live in the past just because

we are Traditional Eastern Woodland American Natives.

We now use wind, solar and Geothermal Pumps,

click on the picture and see much more.

 

We now live in Geothermal round and long houses made of Fiberglass/Poliplastic built with Mother Earth in mind, http://www.sachem-uncas.com/energy.html Alternative Energy, with Wind & Solar power.

 

3rd or last but never least is the fact that we

the Traditional are using the best of both worlds!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is this name Mohegan and where did it come from?

 

I need to start out with some boring statistics to lay the ground work like

” in the beginning”.

 

Before beginning the story of Sachem Uncas, also known as the Fox,

for his abilities to outsmart all who wished him dead.

 

I need to be sure that it is understood that the sources for

some of this information was handed down by my Grandfather

and other Elders and some was from other sources.

All of these teachings by my Mohegan Elders, took place at

our monthly meetings, while I was growing up in Uncasvillage.

 

As computers, telephones or libraries did not exist in

the time of Sachem Uncas, it would be nearly impossible

to say that there is any source about him that is perfect.

It is very disturbing to me and my family to read all of the

so called true stories about not only Sachem Uncas,

but the Mohegan people as well, written by those

who are neither Mohegan, nor even Native.

How can one be an expert without living the story?

Walkingfox

 

This is what I know:

 

Uncas, who was the first Sachem of the Mohegan People

was a descendant of Royal Blood.

His mother was Mekunump and his father was Oweneco,

they were both Pequots.

 

Uncas was born near what is today Norwichtown,

the historical Pequot Village in Connecticut in 1588-1683??

 

Most people believe that American Natives chased their food source,

mainly the Woolly Mammoth, through the Bering Straits Land Bridge

and that our people then came across and down into what

are now the Great Lakes and the Hudson River Valley.

Our English name became known as the Monheags.

One of these groups of people became land diggers or farmers,

however, most of the tribes in that area were warring tribes

which over time, forced this group of Monheag People East.

 

After some time and many forced movements, this group of Monheags

ended up along the Quinatucquet River, which later became

known as the Connecticut River in what is now Connecticut.

 

The many years of battles and losing their farms, taught this tribe

how to fight, so that when the Mashantuckets, Missituks,

Niantic’s, like the Mohawks had so long ago, came to

destroy them and take their farms, the Monheags

were ready for them, waging war first on them,

then the Dutch and then the French.

After this, the Dutch called them the Pequins,

then the French changed their name to Pequods

and the English changed it to Pequot’s.

 

When the English showed up on the Quinatucquet and Pequot Rivers,

Sachem Wopigwooit was the leader of the tribe.

After his passing, the people then chose Sasscus as leader,

instead of Uncas who should have rightfully been Sachem,

hoping that he would force the English back into the ocean.

Sasscus like the Niantic’s and the Narragansett’s hated

the English and was at war with them constantly.

War chief Uncas, who was Sasscus's son in law, tried to reason

with Sasscus and the people, but they would not listen to him.

 

So Uncas took all who wished to go with him,

across the Pequot River, to the Cauchegan Village,

gave them back their old name Monheags

and became their Sachem.

 

Mohegan/Pequot Storey Clan Flag           We are the last of the royal family Please be advised we have nothing to do with a casino we never  Have, nor will we, it is against our belief, our ancestors and the Creator, we are sorry to read that many people are having problems with them however, we ask you to please write to their web site, Thank-you.           " We are the Storey Clan, descendants of the Mohegan's an Algonquin SpeakingAmerican Native people of Turtle Island and Uncas,the first Sachem of the Mohegan's. As Sachem Uncas changed the name from Pequot back to Mohicans and the Early European settlers again misspelled it to become Mohegan  The Algonquin speaking people were the largest group of American Native or indigenous peoples along the Eastern coast of what is today known as the United States.   We are also descendents of Samson Occum, an American native Preacher and an ancestor of both Mary Tracy Fielding Storey and Bright Star, Alice Storey. "         Bright Star, Alice Storey. "   Our Matriarch ancestor, Alice Storey known as Bright Star because as a child she loved going outside to look at the stars.       When I was very young, my grandfather Sachem Tall Fox,  At the time the Sachem of a group of Pequot/Mohegan people in the area for many years,  and held his meetings at this small church near the Pequot river and also held meetings in our home.     UNCASVILLAGE Map of the American Native Pequot/Mohegan Land!           Map of Uncasvillage the American Native Pequot/Mohegan Land! Can you see turtle hill burial grounds? The alter or prayer rock? Sachems old homestead village and Fox brook also?

Ziek & Walkingfox my farther and me. At the old hole in the tree Pequot/Mohegan homestead.   My Pequot/Irish mother at my graduation  Catherine is a descendent of Laura Brown  and of William Brown     Elisabeth Kelley Pequot/Irish Grandmother Picture on the right Elisabeth's husband Charles was a descendent of William Brown a Pequot/Mohegan American native     Elisabeth Kelley's husband Charles was a desendent of William Brown a Pequot American native   Nettie Smith<>Penobscot/Pequot  Got her name because she loved to fish using a net. I can rember Uncle Russ who enjoyed many days & nights warm or cold swimming in my pool while he talked about the old ways & old days and his visit back to the Penobscot Reservation with the Matriarch Clan mother Nettie Smith & her ancestors on the Pequot nation side.