plural Pequot or Pequots
: a member of an Algonquian-speaking Indigenous people of what is now eastern Connecticut
Note: Current-day members of the Pequot live as part of the federally recognized Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
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In 2021, Phelps and veteran New Haven journalist Randall Beach co-authored The Legendary Toad’s Place: Stories from New Haven’s Famed Music Venue (Globe Pequot) and hosted a book party at the club.
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Thom Duffy, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
In Pequot Lakes, stop into the trailside Outpost for a scoop of ice cream.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
The new Grace by Nia space is being built to the right of High Rollers on the lower level of Foxwoods’ Pequot area.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
With an ideal location one block from the beach and just four blocks from the ferry, the Pequot is easily walkable to Circuit Avenue.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Connecticut Individuals and businesses in New London County as well as the Tribal Nations of Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot have until June 17 to file and pay after storms caused a partial dam breach in January.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
There are hundreds of examples, including the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center in Mashantucket, Connecticut; the Osage Nation Museum in Pawhuska, Oklahoma; and the Himdag Ki: Tohono O’odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum in Sells, Arizona.
—Kathleen Duval, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
The declaration applies to all of New London County, including the Mohegan Tribal Nation and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Lamont’s office said.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
This year, Picasso, Vermeer, Manet, and Degas got marquee space, but so did the riveting Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, focused on the Kennedy assassination, and the Pequot Museum in southeastern Connecticut.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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Thom Duffy, Billboard, 27 Jan. 2025
In Pequot Lakes, stop into the trailside Outpost for a scoop of ice cream.
—Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
The new Grace by Nia space is being built to the right of High Rollers on the lower level of Foxwoods’ Pequot area.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
With an ideal location one block from the beach and just four blocks from the ferry, the Pequot is easily walkable to Circuit Avenue.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2024
Connecticut Individuals and businesses in New London County as well as the Tribal Nations of Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot have until June 17 to file and pay after storms caused a partial dam breach in January.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
There are hundreds of examples, including the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center in Mashantucket, Connecticut; the Osage Nation Museum in Pawhuska, Oklahoma; and the Himdag Ki: Tohono O’odham Nation Cultural Center and Museum in Sells, Arizona.
—Kathleen Duval, TIME, 10 Apr. 2024
The declaration applies to all of New London County, including the Mohegan Tribal Nation and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, Lamont’s office said.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
This year, Picasso, Vermeer, Manet, and Degas got marquee space, but so did the riveting Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas, focused on the Kennedy assassination, and the Pequot Museum in southeastern Connecticut.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
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“Pequot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pequot. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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