Connecticut Valley Indians
The phrase Connecticut River Valley Indians refers to the Algonkian Indian peoples living in the middle Connecticut River valley of present-day Massachusetts. The names of these groups are often associated with particular English towns, including Agawam (Holyoke and Springfield), Nonotuck or Norwottuck (Amherst, Hadley, and Hatfield), Pocumtuck (Deerfield and Greenfield), and Woronoco (Westfield).