Tantaquidgeon Museum & Village
"From the beginning, Tantaquidgeon Museum was to be the place where we keep Mohegan treasures" -- Gladys Iola Tantaquidgeon (1899-2005), Mohegan Medicine Woman The oldest Indian owned and operated museum in America, established by Gladys Tantaquidgeon along with her brother, Harold and father John, opened its doors to the public in 1931. Since that time it has hosted visitors from all over the world, and takes special pride and pleasure as a place for school groups to learn about Mohegan history and culture. The original intent was to make the non-Native community around Mohegan familiar with