Ralph W. Sturges

Ralph W. Sturges
BornDecember 25, 1918
New London, Connecticut
DiedOctober 1, 2007(2007-10-01) (aged 88)
New London, Connecticut
NationalityMohegan
Other namesG’tinemong

Ralph Weston Sturges (December 25, 1918 – October 1, 2007) was an American Mohegan tribal chief who served as the 17th chief and who helped gain federal recognition for the Mohegan people of Connecticut in 1994.[1] He also helped to found and build Connecticut's Mohegan Sun Casino.[2] He held the title of "chief for life."[3]

The Mohegan tribe, which is based in Montville, Connecticut, is currently made up of approximately 1,700 people.[4] The Mohegan's reservation is located in eastern Connecticut along the Thames River near the town of Uncasville.[4] The Mohegans are one of the wealthiest tribes in the United States,[4] thanks to income from casinos and other facilities, whose construction was spearheaded by Sturges.

  1. ^ "Mohegan Chiefs of the 20th Century".
  2. ^ "Mohegan Chief Dies". Hartford Courant. 2007-10-01. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  3. ^ Peters, Mark (2007-10-02). "Longtime Mohegan Leader Dies At 88". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 2021-07-08. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  4. ^ a b c Kershaw, Sarah (2007-10-04). "Ralph Sturges, Chief of Mohegan Tribe, Dies at 88". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-08.