![]() ![]() However, when considering these numbers, it is important to note that many Mohegans were seamen, and their extended numbers are unknown.Īmidst all this, Martha Shantup Uncas fought for the demographic survival of her Nation. Records show Mohegan heads of households equaling 35 and the grand total of individuals numbered 84. By 1799, Mohegan numbers were diminished by Samson Occum’s removal of the Mohegan Indians to Oneida Indian territory (in New York) and by the Revolutionary War. In 1774, tribal regent Zachary Johnson verified a tribal roster consisting of 14 “male heads of households” (or 26 including female heads). Tribal records show two colonists named Daniel Leffingwell and Robert Allen-who claimed to be “well acquainted all along with the Indians since childhood”-wrote that “of late the number of the said Tribe has been very much diminished by a mortal sickness that came upon them.” At that time, 28 male heads of households were listed. She was born into a difficult era following a tribal plague in 1755. This great matriarch lived from 1761 to 1859. ![]() Brief biographies of these major women culture-keepers follow. They are beyond time and exist only in memory. However, since before the American Revolution, four women in particular have passed on Mohegan stories. ![]() Mohegan history and religion have been preserved by many different voices in many different families through Mohegan Oral Tradition. ![]()
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