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Re: Uncas



I was expecting that Jame Fenimore Cooper used authentic names and that 
"uncas" would mean something in the Native American language.  Would 
"Mohegan" be a variation in spelling?

keets


><<
>  >Uncasville is the home of a rather large native-american-run casino 
>called
>  >Mohegan Sun.  It is in the far east end of Connecticut.  Just a few 
>hours
>  >from Boston, and pretty darn close to New Haven, CT and Providence, RI.
>
>  Sounds like the LEATHERSTOCKING TALES, but it's the real thing, of 
>course.
>  Any idea what "uncas" means?
>
>   >>
>
>I think that Uncas comes from the character in the book (and two movies) 
>"The
>Last of The Mohicans".  Also is the casino spelled Mohegan?  The tribe was
>the Mohicans, and they once lived in that area of CT and New York as well.
>
>Just a guess as to the name Uncasville.
>
>Greg Biggs/CVC


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