Tunxis Valley Indians 

Canton Historical Museum, Canton, CT

L.K. Porritt

Encyclopedia of Connecticut Indians v. 1

Call Number: REF E78 .C7 1998 v.1

ISBN: 0403093112

Publication Date: 1998

The Tunxis Monument at Riverside Cemetery in Farmington        Chieftains of a vanished race,      In your ancient burial place,       By your father’s ashes blest,        Now in peace securely rest.   - Lydia Huntley Sigourne

The Farmington River Valley and the surrounding area was the home of the Tunxis Indian Tribe.  CT STATE Tunxis is named in their honor.  The name “Tunxis” comes from the word , “Wuttanshau,” meaning “the point where the river bends.”  The bend is part of the Farmington River – located in Farmington, CT.  The Tribe named this land “Tunxis Sepus” (land at the bend of the little river).

The Tunxis no longer exist as a recognized tribe.  Some members emigrated with the Brotherhood Indians to central New York State.  The Brotherhood Indians later moved on to the Lake Winnebago area of Wisconsin. 

    Tunxis Street in Farmington off of Main Street (Rt. 10) / close to the site of the Tunxis settlement