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JUNE 8, 2000 Bowing to local pressure, Representative Sam Gejdenson has requested a congressional probe of the 1983 Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Act in a letter to the House Committee on Resources. Gejdenson had met with the leaders of three Connecticut towns who oppose the expansion of the Mashantucket reservation and the federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot and Paucatuck Eastern Pequot tribes. After the Friday meeting, the leaders of Ledyard, North Stonington, and Preston had criticized the Senator for paying "lip service" to them. Get the Story:
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Pequot probe requested
Facebook TwitterJUNE 8, 2000 Bowing to local pressure, Representative Sam Gejdenson has requested a congressional probe of the 1983 Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Act in a letter to the House Committee on Resources. Gejdenson had met with the leaders of three Connecticut towns who oppose the expansion of the Mashantucket reservation and the federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot and Paucatuck Eastern Pequot tribes. After the Friday meeting, the leaders of Ledyard, North Stonington, and Preston had criticized the Senator for paying "lip service" to them. Get the Story:
Gejdenson requests congressional probe of Mashantuckets (The New London Day 6/8) Related Stories:
State wants BIA ban (Tribal Law 6/8)
BIA to meet with Pequot opponents (Tribal Law 6/7)
Towns criticize Congressman (Tribal Law 6/5)
Towns: BIA unresponsive (Tribal Law 6/1)
State seeks BIA meeting (Tribal Law 5/23)
BIA: No assistance to states (Tribal Law 5/24)
Town: Gover a 'mockery' (The Talking Circle 5/25)
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