To fully understand Gladys Tantaquidgeon's contribution to Mohegan culture, one needs a brief history lesson. It has inspired a lot of revivals of our customs and cultures.” That’s been extremely rejuvenative for Native American peoples. “Partly in response to all the hullabaloo over the Columbus Quincentenary," Fawcett-Sayet says, “Congress has declared this the year of the American Indian. What took so long? Well, according to Gladys’ grand-niece and Mohegan tribal historian Melissa Fawcett-Sayet, who lives in Norwich, in recent decades it hasn’t been socially acceptable-particularly in the eyes of the non-Indian world-to be designated as “medicine woman." But the cultural tide is turning, and Native American traditions are better respected nowadays. 22, in a public ceremony at Fort Shantok Stale Park in Montville, Gladys Tantaquidgeon will finally be installed as the Mohegan Nation’s de facto medicine woman. It’s even harder to believe that, despite a lifetime spent as cultural guardian and spiritual guide to her tribe, she has yet to be officially recognized. It's hard to believe this droll, diminutive, intellectually curious Mohegan Indian woman is 93 years old. “But when she came back, she wouldn’t tell us what they talked about.” “I remember one family Thanksgiving dinner-I might have been 6 or 7 years old at the time- when she said to my mother, ’I want to step outside for a while and talk to the little people,’” Gladys recalls. One such fortunate soul was Gladys’ grand-aunt Fidelia Fielding. Some Mohegans have enjoyed a better rapport with the makiawisug than others. Legend has it that if you don’t leave gifts for the little people- preferably snacks of cornbread and meat- from time to time, they may play pranks on you. It seems that, in Mohegan Indian culture, baskets like this were used to put food out for the makiawisug, or “little people"-magical, mischievous beings (much like leprechauns or fairies) believed to live in underground burrows in the woodlands. Stopping at one exhibit, she pulls out a tiny woven basket from 1860 and tells yet another story. Her surname means “fast runner," but Gladys Tantaquidgeon’s gait is more deliberate these days as she moves through her family's repository of Native American history and culture, Montville’s Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum. Working My Way Back To You - The SpinnersĪint No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gayeĭon’t Stop Til’ You Get Enough - M.This article is being posted to the web in July 2021 as part of Connecticut Magazine 's 50th anniversary celebration.Īt 93, Gladys Tantaquidgeon is the cultural guardian and spiritual leader of the Mohegan Nation. Their high energy performaces elevates your mood! This incredible dance band relentlessly performs from the beginning to the end of the show! And for those who don't wish to dance, Alter Ego's show is very visual and entertaining to watch!Īlter Ego travels around the world performing at festivals, corporate and private events. Their show is designed to interact with the audience and keep them on the dance floor.
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