05/26/2026
On this day, we honor the survival and perseverance of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and we stand with pride as a Pequot-owned business entity.
Long before the founding of the United States, our people endured one of the darkest chapters in Indigenous history.
Following the Pequot War and the devastation of 1637, surviving Pequots faced displacement, enslavement, and an intentional effort to erase our identity, culture, and existence. Even after being declared “extinct” by colonial powers, we remained. Through our resilience, we persevered.
In 1666, our Mashantucket reservation was established and it continues to stand today as the longest continually occupied Indian reservation in North America.
Our story did not end in 1637.
We are still here.