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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2002

A Connecticut group claiming to be a sovereign tribe is challenging building fines and citations issued by a local city.

The Confederation of the Mohegan-Pequot American Indian Tribe is not state or federally recognized. Its leader, Moigu Standing Bear, claims a state supreme court decision acknowledged the tribe.

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Indians claim sovereignty exempts them from city laws (The Norwich Bulletin 9/26)

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