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der=0 cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%> The Pequot Letters
JUNE 5, 2000

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"As an anthropologist of Native North America I appreciate the shades-of-gray of this very political field of study. Jeff Benedict’s “Without Reservation” touches upon the topics such as culture change, the innovation of tradition, race and the possibility of defining “Indianness” or “tribe,” all of which have long bibliographies and, further, deserve to be understoon within contemporary Indian experiences. Yet Benedict’s consideration of the larger issues surrounding what it takes to achieve an understanding of “Indian America” is minimal..."
Sara Tolley: Mashantucket identity is a complicated issue (The New London Day 6/4)

"The law makes certain requirements of any group of people who claim to be Native Americans and who wish to establish themselves once again as a legitimate tribe. Those requirements are either able to be fulfilled or they are not.."
Where have Kenneth Reels' real family records been hiding? (Mike Southern. Letters to the Editor. The New London Day 6/5)

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