Hartford Courant

Connecticut Sun unveil new jerseys inspired by Mohegan Tribe and late elder and social justice advocate Gladys Tantaquidgeon

It’s fitting that Gladys Tantaquidgeon — the late Mohegan elder and pioneer for social justice — will have her legacy continue through the Connecticut Sun and the WNBA, a team and league often on the ...
The Boston Globe

The lasting of the Mohegans

Just beyond the glitz and glimmer of the tribe’s sprawling casino and resort is the small but brimming Tantaquidgeon Museum, where remembrance is resistance. Five minutes south of the shimmering blue ...
Hartford Courant

Dom Amore: Sun’s Jasmine Thomas receives high honor from Mohegan Tribe, the first Gladys Tantaquidgeon Award for social justice

Melissa Tantaquidgeon Zobel rushed back to Uncasville one unforgettable day in 1994 to tell her Aunt Gladys, who was well into her 90s, the good news. The long fight to win federal recognition for the ...
News 12 Networks

'Mohegan history is Connecticut's history': Visiting the Tantaquidgeon Museum in Uncasville

The Mohegan Tribe has over 2,000 members and their museum, located on Mohegan Hill, is the oldest Native American museum in the United States. The Tantaquidgeon Museum in Uncasville was founded in ...