The customary methods of life of the Mohicans, like those of many other American tribes, were interrupted by European immigrants, and the tribe was compelled to relocate from its homeland, being allocated to a remote reservation. There are around 1,500 Mohicans left today, with nearly half of them living on a reservation in northern Wisconsin.... The Mohican people are a nation within a nation, with their own government and laws. The federal government recognizes them as a "distinct community," which means that they get special immigration rules and can apply for federal grants to help pay for infrastructure on their reservation. Currently, there are about 1,500 Mohicans, with nearly half of them living on a reservation in northern Wisconsin. Most live there because the government gave their land away in treaties after they died or retired. Some Mohicans who didn't want to move went elsewhere. After the Europeans arrived, the Mohicans fought hard to keep their lands; some even killed each other over them. In 1778, the last full year of the American Revolutionary War, a large number of Mohicans joined the British army. This made sense since the British were offering bigger guns and better pay than what the Americans were offering. However, when the war ended and the two countries started negotiating borders, the Mohicans wanted more land than just what was given to them. They finally got half of their original territory back, but not all of it.