Tantaquidgeon Museum
Outside of Museum in Uncasville, CT | |
| Established | 1931 |
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| Location | Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut, Connecticut, United States |
The Tantaquidgeon Museum is the oldest museum in the United States that is owned and operated by a Native American tribe. Located in Uncasville, Connecticut, it was founded in 1931 by Gladys Tantaquidgeon, a Mohegan medicine woman and anthropologist, alongside her father John and brother Harold. The museum remains a cultural institution for the Mohegan Tribe that preserves Native American heritage, especially Mohegan traditions, stories, and artifacts.