Wangunk
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| No longer exists as a distinct tribe, some descendants merged into the Brotherton Indians | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Connecticut) | |
| Languages | |
| Munsee language | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Wappinger peoples and other Algonquian peoples |
The Wangunk or Mattabesec were an Indigenous people from central Connecticut. They were a subdivision of the Wappinger people, a Munsee-speaking people. The Wangunk settled along the Connecticut River.
Prior to English arrival, the Wangunk had three major settlements along the Connecticut River, in the areas of the present-day towns of Portland, Middletown, and Wethersfield. They also used lands in other parts of what were later organized by English settlers as Middlesex and Hartford counties.
There are no Wangunk state-recognized tribes or federally recognized tribes,
Wangunk descendants, scholars, and local government have made public statements affirming the Wangunk peoples' continuance and highlighting their historic erasure.