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The Pequot Indians lived in Connecticut.

 

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The Pequots lived in small round houses called wigwams.

 

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They grew corn,  squash and fruit.  The men caught fish and they hunted deer.

 

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The Pequot women wore knee length dresses.  The men wore breechcloth and leather leggings.

 

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They used bone hooks, bow and arrows and spears for weapons.

 

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The Pequots used dugout canoes, dogs as pack animals, sleds and snowshoes to help them travel.

 

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Families spent their days telling stories, hunting and farming.

 

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The Pequot made wampum out of white and purple shells.  They made beadwork and baskets.

 

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Sassacus was the last chief of the Pequot indians.

 

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The Pequot language died out about 100 years ago.