HARTFORD, Conn. — A state representative wants to restore a piece of Connecticut's pre-colonial history to one of its major water streams.
State Rep. Anthony Nolan introduced a bill this week in the state that would restore the Thames River to the Pequot River, named after the tribe that lived on the land for thousands of years.
"It think it's a big step forward. It's an opportunity to see a visual of what they had," Nolan told ABC News."It will be on our signs [and] in our literature instead of things you have to seek out."European colonists renamed the river in the 17th century, during the time when the Pequot tribe was being forced out of their lands.
"Prior to European contact, the Pequots had approximately 8,000 members and inhabited 250 square miles," according to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation's website."By 1774, a Colonial census indicated that there were 151 tribal members in residence at Mashantucket. By the early 1800s, there were between 30 and 40 as members moved away from the reservation seeking work."
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