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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2001

The New England Society of Newspaper Editors on Saturday held a panel discussion on federal recognition that had two foes agreeing on how it should be fixed.

Former Assistant Secretary Kevin Gover and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Congress should create an independent commission to evaluate recognition claims. Both said the process was broken and attempts to reform it within the Bureau of Indian Affairs will not succeed.

The panel was held at the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation in Connecticut at the tribe's museum. It, to the disappointment of at least one local resident, did not include an appearance by Jeff Benedict, an author who has said the tribe is not authentic.

Get the Story:
Foes United in Call for Reform (The New London Day 11/18)
Blumenthal, Gover say commission would solve BIA woes (The New London Day 11/18)
Letter: Journalist organization muzzles one side of the story (Gerald Drury. Letter to Editor. The New London Day 11/17)

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