Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council
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Status
The Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council is an unrecognized tribe. This organization is neither a federally recognized tribe[3] nor a state-recognized tribe.[4][5]
Nonprofit
In 1991, the Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council, Inc. registered a nonprofit organization.[1][6]
Their registered address is in Milltown, Indiana, while the registered agent's address is in Branford, Connecticut.[6]
Gordon "Fox Running" Brainerd is the group's registered agent.[6] Ruth Thunderhorse formerly served as the principal officer.[1] She goes by "Little Owl," lives in Indiana, and is married to Iron Thunderhorse, who has been imprisoned in Texas for "rape, kidnapping, and robbery" since 1977.[7]
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- Rober Pokras
- Edward "Wolf-Walker" Conley
- Gordon Brainerd
- Iron Thunderhorse
- Kathy Mallory
- Lisa Dawes
- Patricia "Chickadee" Pool
- Paul "Coyote-Song" Tobin
- and others.[6]
Activities
The Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council has held powwows at the Old Stone Church in East Haven, Connecticut.[8]
They founded the Algonquian Confederacies Language Institute in 1999.[9]
Gordon "Running Fox" Brainerd (d. 2021),[10] who identified as the ACQTC Bear Clan Medicine Chief, lectured on American Indian history and donated his personal items to the Dudley Farm Museum in Guilford, Connecticut.[4] Brainerd collected ancient Native American tool through digs in Branford, Guilford, and Madison, Connecticut.[4] He was never able to establish a genealogical connection to the historic Quinnipiac tribe.[10]
See also
References
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External links
- Web archive of the Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal CouncilTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".