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JULY 26, 2000

Connecticut State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has asked the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, the Department of Interior, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs to help him find an original copy of the map used to lay out the boundaries of the tribe's reservation.

The map was prepared for use by Congress in enacting the Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Act of 1983. The law settled the tribe's outstanding land claims against landowners in the area and granted the tribe federal recognition.

After the release of Without Reservation by Jeff Benedict, the towns of Ledyard, North Stonington, and Preston have repeatedly asked the state, Congress, and the BIA for the map. The Connecticut secretary of state realized told the towns it wasn't her job to find the map and has noted that the office only had a certified copy of it.

According to Connecticut state law, the original must be kept on file with the state.

Currently, Blumenthal awaits a ruling on the state's lawsuit against the Interior. The state and the towns have challenged the BIA's decision to take approximately 150 acres of additional land into trust for the tribe.

Get the Story:
Blumenthal appeals to tribe, federal agencies for original settlement map for Mashantucket (The New London Day 7/26)

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Without Reservation Jeff Benedict. Read our review. Buy the book that has been causing so much controversy.

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