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Monday, October 6, 2003

"Many paths lead to the realization of the American dream, but when the last resident of the Mashantucket Pequot reservation in Connecticut died in 1973, becoming an American Indian wasn't one of them. That was soon to change.

How that change occurred and how the Pequots became the richest Indian tribe in history is deftly documented by Brett D. Fromson in 'Hitting the Jackpot'.

Fromson's take on the Pequots' rise from an all-but-extinct tribe to the operators of the $1.2 billion gambling mecca Foxwoods is that it was all about the money and had very little to do with recovering a native heritage eviscerated by the 'white eyes.'"

Get the Story:
John P. Mello Jr.: Pequots' rise to Foxwoods fortune started humbly (The Boston Globe 10/5)

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New book delves into Mashantucket Pequot Tribe (09/17)

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