Conversation so far:
how long have the tribe been part of the world?
Pequot people and their ancestors had been in this region for thousands of years.
What have they done in the early ages?
the Pequot had established dominance of the political, military, and economic spheres among Native Americans.
Did they have any competition?
At one time some scholars believed that the Pequot migrated from.

Question: How dominant were they compared to the united states political influence?
Self-contained rewrite: How dominant were the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe compared to the united states political influence?