Talk:Conanicut Island

Question
This paragraph doesn't sound right: "The island is named for the Conanicut Indian clan, who once inhabited the land, and were known for their poor eyesight, inability to hunt and lack of judgment. Despite having received extensive training in the King's Common Law, the Conanicut Clan nevertheless entered into an ill-advised contract with the English settlers in 1657 to sell the rights to 'every part and parcel of the afore named Island Quononaqutt' for 'several gifts of value' and 100 British pounds." It's been there unchanged since September, but it sounds more like contemporary propaganda than reliable, NPOV history. If they couldn't see and couldn't hunt, how did they even manage to survive long enough to meet the English? Can the author please at least provide a source reference? Thanks. 12.107.67.3 19:06, 25 January 2007 (UTC)


 * This paragraph has been removed by an earlier edit. --DThomsen8 (talk) 17:44, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Conanicut/Connecticut
So the island was originally named "Quononaqutt," which was anglicized into "Conanicut."

And nearby was a region of mainland named "quinnitukqut," which was anglicized into "Connecticut."

Seems like this can't be a coincidence. Can anyone comment on the similarity? Did the Algonquian words have similar meanings? 174.24.25.161 (talk) 04:43, 15 June 2016 (UTC)