The Legacy of the Western Mohegan Tribe and Nation

Thanks to author James Fennimore Cooper, many Americans don’t know the Mohegan Indians, instead confusing them with the fictional tribe from Cooper’s 19th century novel The Last of the Mohicans.

However, the real tribe, known interchangeably as Mohegan, Mahican or historically, Muh-hea-kun-nuk – meaning “People of the Waters That Are Never Still” – has a history rich with stories that are just as fascinating as the pages of any fictional Indian tale.