Podunk people

Podunk
Total population
extinct as a tribe, primarily merged with Pequot in late 17th century[1]
Regions with significant populations
Hartford County, Connecticut, U.S.
Languages
an Algonquian language
Religion
Indigenous religion
Related ethnic groups
Pequot, Tunxis[1]

The Podunk were a Native American people who spoke an Algonquian Quiripi language and lived primarily in what is now known as Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. English colonists adopted use of a Nipmuc dialect word for the territory of this people.

The Podunk are likely the Hoccanum people.[2]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference wadsworth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Hodge, Frederick Webb, ed. (1912). Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico: A–M, Vol 30, Part 1. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. p. 555.