What is Niantic?
[[File:Tribal_Territories_Southern_New_England.png|thumb|400x400px|Niantic tribe]] The '''Niantic''' ('''Nehântick''' or '''Nehantucket''' in their language) were a [[Native American]] tribe. They lived in the southern parts of present-day [[Rhode Island]] and [[Connecticut]]. They were part of the [[Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands|Northeastern Woodlands]]. Their language was part of the [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]]-language group. There was an Eastern and Western Niantic. The Eastern Niantic were with the [[Pequot]]. The Western Niantic were with the [[Narragansett people|Narragansetts]]. Niantic were forced off of their lands and went to [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Wisconsin]]. A couple of dozen of families claimed to be Niantic in the late 20th century. They have asked to be recognized by the [[Federal government of the United States|US Government.]]<ref>{{Cite news|last=Libby|first=Sam|date=1998-08-02|title=Now the Nehantics Ask U.S. Recognition|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/02/nyregion/now-the-nehantics-ask-us-recognition.html|access-date=2022-08-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==References== <references /> [[Category:Native Americans]]