Map at center of Pequot debate
JULY 10, 2000 The map used to define the boundaries of the Mashantucket Pequot reservation in Connecticut is the subject of much of the debate surrounding the tribe. The map was used to settle the tribe's oustanding land claims with local landowners in the enactment of the 1983 Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Act. The original map has yet to be located. Copies of the map are on file with the state secretary's office. The towns, bolstered by a recently released book, Without Reservation, believe the map holds the key to proving the Act settled the tribe's land claims for more land than necessary. Jackson T King, a lawyer for the tribe, has maintained the map and the bill describe the identical territory. Representative Sam Gejdenson helped pushed the bill through Congress and stood by the Act's passage, although he recently called for a Congressional probe into the tribe. In a letter to the The New London Day on July 9, the leaders of the three towns called on the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation to produce records regarding their genealogy and the 1983 Mashantucket Pequot Settlement Act. Get the Story:A Map And Miles of Differing Views Over Foxwoods (The New London Day 7/9) Related Stories:
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