Stockbridge band

The Stockbridge band refers to a group of Native Americans who are part of the Mohican tribe. The Mohican people are an Algonquian-speaking North American Indian tribe historically from the upper Hudson River valley in New York. Their name for themselves means "the people of the waters that are never still".1

Due to conflicts with the Mohawk tribe, the Mohican were forced to relocate. Some eventually settled in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, and became known as the Stockbridge band. Later, they moved to Wisconsin, where they were allotted a joint reservation with the Munsee band in the 19th century. In the early 21st century, there were approximately 3,500 Mohican descendants.1