Indigenous tribe's name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill

A state representative wants to restore a piece of Connecticut's pre-colonial history to one of its major rivers.

State Rep. Anthony Nolan introduced a bill this week in the state that would restore the Thames River to the Pequot River, named after the tribe that lived on the land for thousands of years.

Nolan told ABC News that his bill came as a request from constituents who were seeking more ways to honor the history of the state's Indigenous population in a bold way.