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Pequots

  • plural
    of Pequot.
    Pequot
    noun
    a member of a powerful tribe of Algonquian-speaking Indians of Connecticut that was essentially destroyed in the Pequot War.

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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

The Eastern Pequots had their own plans for a casino with a different builder.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 25, 2016

Stone, who said he didn’t advise Trump to disparage the Pequots, called the observation an example of “the Trump double-down,” a tendency to push even further when faced with hostile questions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2016

The Mashantucket Pequots also say the Catskills are ideal.

From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2013

Though the Puritans’ slaughter of the Pequots was devastating, they continued to fear retaliation by the surviving Pequots who had sought refuge among neighboring nations.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

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