What is Montaukett?
{{infobox ethnic group | group = Montauk | image = Indian Fields Montauk Big Reed Nature Trail.jpg | caption = Indian Field by Little Reed Pond | population = | popplace = United States ([[Long Island]]) | langs = English, formerly [[Mohegan-Pequot language|Mohegan-Pequot]] | religions = [[Christianity]], [[Folk religion|Native]] | related = [[Shinnecock Indian Nation|Shinnecock]], [[Pequot]], [[Narragansett people|Narragansett]]| }} The '''Montaukett''' or '''Montauk''' are [[Native American]] people from [[Long Island]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. They are part of the [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]]-language group. They are also part of the [[Northeastern Woodlands]]. They are related to the [[Pequot]] and [[Narragansett people|Narragansett peoples]]. Montauketts were allied with the settlers during the [[Pequot War]]. Colonization spread disease and made the population smaller. Montauk descendants live in Wisconsin and the [[Shinnecock Reservation]] in New York. The [[Federal government of the United States|US Government]] has not recognized any tribes of the Montauk.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Montaukett Tribe|url=https://collections.dartmouth.edu/occom/html/ctx/orgography/org0061.ocp.html|access-date=2022-08-04|website=collections.dartmouth.edu}}</ref> [[File:Tribal_Territories_Southern_New_England.png|left|thumb|400x400px|Montaukett and their neighbors, circa 1600]] ==References== <references /> [[Category:Native Americans]]