Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council [1] | |
Named after | Algonquian peoples, Quinnipiac people |
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Formation | 1991 [2] |
Founder | Iron Thunderhorse |
Type | nonprofit organization [2] |
EIN 06-1301617 [2] | |
Purpose | Human Services (P20) [2] |
Headquarters | Milltown, Indiana [2] |
Location |
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Official language | English |
The Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council (ACQTC) is a cultural heritage group and nonprofit organization of individuals who identify as descendants of the Quinnipiac people. They are based in Milltown, Indiana, [2] but also hold events in Connecticut. [3]
The Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council is an unrecognized tribe. This organization is neither a federally recognized tribe [4] nor a state-recognized tribe. [5] [6]
In 1991, the Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council, Inc. registered a nonprofit organization. [2] [1]
Their registered address is in Milltown, Indiana, while the registered agent's address is in Branford, Connecticut. [1]
Gordon "Fox Running" Brainerd is the group's registered agent. [1] Ruth Thunderhorse formerly served as the principal officer. [2] She goes by "Little Owl," lives in Indiana, and is married to Iron Thunderhorse, who has been imprisoned in Texas for "rape, kidnapping, and robbery" since 1977. [7]
Officers include:[ citation needed ]
The Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal Council has held powwows at the Old Stone Church in East Haven, Connecticut. [8]
They founded the Algonquian Confederacies Language Institute in 1999. [9]
Gordon "Running Fox" Brainerd (d. 2021), [10] who identified as the ACQTC Bear Clan Medicine Chief, lectured on American Indian history and donated his personal items to the Dudley Farm Museum in Guilford, Connecticut. [5] Brainerd collected ancient Native American tool through digs in Branford, Guilford, and Madison, Connecticut. [5] He was never able to establish a genealogical connection to the historic Quinnipiac tribe. [10]