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THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2002

Author and failed Congressional candidate Jeff Benedict didn't fully research the genealogy of members of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut.

Benedict, in his book "Without Reservation," asserted that chairman Kenneth Reels was not of Pequot lineage. He also said the current tribal members were not descended from the historic Pequot tribe.

But faced with evidence of Reels' heritage, Benedict acknowledges he did not research all Pequot family lines. He told The New London Day that he examined only some historic records.

Benedict also says the greater issue is not of heritage but of ties to the historic Pequot tribe.

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Reels Says He Has Proof Of His Lineage (The New London Day 8/22)