Native American History: The Pequot Tribe In History

Not all Indians were very peaceful with the English settlers like it usually is pictured in history. As a matter of fact, one of the tribes to have gone to war with English colonist was the Pequot tribe. Located in Connecticut, the Pequot tribe would trade frequently with the Dutch and the English. The tribe would trade items like furs and wampum for European treasures. However, the English would fight the Dutch over trade. Subsequently the Pequot tribe became the English colonists rival, causing a war to outbreak. Due to war between the English, the tribe was divided into two different tribes. Luckily both separate Pequot tribes still are very successful today, along with their legacy. The actuality of the Pequot tribe involves an observation
One of the reasons on why the Pequot history is very important is because of the Pequot War. An Englishman named John Oldham was found dead, so the colonists blamed the Pequot tribe for it and decided to start a war against the tribe in 1637. This war was the first war between English settlers and Native American Indians. One of the major battles of this war took place in Mystic. The English had all the other tribes on their side, with their help the English set fire to one of the Pequot village and killed around 400-700 Pequot. Many Pequot successfully escaped war, unfortunately some were caught trying to escape and were turned into slaves. The war ended in 1638 where the Treaty of Hartford was signed. Even after the war ended the English still detested the Pequot tribe that the English went to the extent of making the word “Pequot” illegal. The pequot tribe was then divided into the Mashantucket Pequots and the Paucatuck
The word Pequot originated from the Algonquian word "pekawatawog or pequttoog" which means destroyers. According to another source, the word Pequot means people who live and are from shallow waters. Thus making their location in Eastern Connecticut and Western Rhode Island. The homes of the tribe would live in secure villages of long houses during the winter. The Pequot tribe lived near the rivers, then during the summer the tribe goes to their “summer home” called wigwam which were located near the coast. When going to their temporarily wigwams during the summer, the women would plant crops like squash, beans, and corn. On the other hand the men would fish for different shellfish and fish, they also would hunt other animals since it was hunting season. Their meal would also include vegetables, mushrooms, juicy fruit, and sweet