What is the name of the casino on the reservation of the Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut?
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe Mashantucket Pequot Tribe The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation is a federally recognized American Indian tribe in the state of Connecticut. They are descended from the Pequot people, an Algonquian-language tribe that dominated the southern New England coastal areas, and they own and operate Foxwoods Resort Casino within their reservation in Ledyard, Connecticut. As of 2018, Foxwoods Resort Casino is one of the largest casinos in the world in terms of square footage, casino floor size, and number of slot machines, and it was one of the most economically successful in the United States until 2007, but it became deeply in
Mashantucket Pequot Tribe lineal descent of 11 Pequot families whose ancestors were listed in the 1900 US Census. The Mashantucket Pequot tribe is one of two federally recognized tribes in Connecticut, the other being the Mohegan Indian Tribe. The Mashantucket Pequot Indian Reservation is located in Ledyard, Connecticut in southeastern Connecticut's New London County near the Thames River. It is held in trust for the tribe by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The Tribe also has about of off-reservation land in the town of Preston, Connecticut. The Mashantucket Pequot population was recorded at 320 in the 1990 census. By 2005, tribal membership