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Conn. claims Indian ancestry and files land claim
Thursday, September 25, 2003
A man claiming to be a descendant of the historic Wangunk tribe filed suit over 300 acres of land in Connecticut. Van Thomas Green also wants $10 million in damages, state and federal recognition of the Wangunks and a settlement trust fund. He claims land now owned by Wesleyan University and others was wrongfully taken from the tribe. Get the Story:
Suit Contends Theft Of Tribal Lands (The Hartford Courant 9/25)
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