Pequot
Americannoun
noun
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a member of a North American Indian people formerly living in S New England
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the language of this people, belonging to the Algonquian family
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Etymology
Origin of Pequot
First recorded in 1625–35, from Narragansett ( English spelling) Pequttôog (plural), and the cognate in other SE New England languages, e.g., ( Dutch spelling) Pequat(s),Pequatoo(s), probably literally, “people of the shoals”
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He moved from the investment bank to hedge fund Pequot Capital Management where he worked until it went out of business in 2009.
From Reuters ● Oct. 26, 2023
The scandal surrounded a meeting he had with Nevada Republicans and MGM Resorts International, while they tried to fight a planned casino by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes in Connecticut.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2022
I am a tribal elder in the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation and 36-year D.C. resident who has fully embraced its professional football team.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 9, 2022
“Today we celebrate a new era for our Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, sports fans, Foxwoods guests and Connecticut residents,” said Rodney Butler, chair of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe, in a written statement.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021
Just before the 1620 landing of the Mayflower, smallpox had spread from English trading ships to the Pequot fishing and farming communities.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The Mohegans, who run Mohegan Sun, and Mashantucket Pequots, who operate Foxwoods Resort Casino, won the right to open a casino in East Windsor after gaining federal and state approval.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2019
It looked like a tool, possibly traded to the Pequots, or repurposed by them.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2017
Among those casting a vote was Joseph Perry, a former high-ranking state police commander in Connecticut and a member of the Eastern Pequots.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2016
Pequots, meanwhile, kept Trump out of the Connecticut market, and their giant Foxwoods casino thrived for years before the gambling industry fell on hard times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2016
In 1636 the Pequots were blamed for killing an Englishman named Oldham.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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