Wanderlust World Wanderlust World The area now known as Connecticut was inhabited by several Algonquian-speaking tribes before European arrival. The major groups included:
These tribes shared linguistic roots but maintained distinct territories, political structures, and cultural practices. They lived in seasonal villages, practicing agriculture (corn, beans, squash), hunting, fishing, and shellfishing. European contact in the early 1600s brought disease, displacement, and conflict, dramatically altering their world.