Serving Native and Indigenous Communities
Community Extension & Outreach
UConn Extension educators have a longstanding partnership with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN) through one-on-one consultation and on-site training to address critical needs identified by the MPTN Council. This partnership focuses on improving food security, economic viability, youth engagement and communications, and nutrition and diabetes awareness. Together, UConn Extension educators and the MPTN members co-create knowledge to ensure the richness of the Tribe’s history while moving into modern, economically sound, sustainable farming practices. Learn more about UConn Extension’s FRTEP program.
Recognize the Land
We would like to begin by acknowledging that the land on which we gather is the territory of the Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett, Nipmuc, and Lenape Peoples, who have stewarded this land throughout the generations. We thank them for their strength and resilience in protecting this land, and aspire to uphold our responsibilities according to their example. Land Acknowledgement | Native American Cultural Programs (uconn.edu)