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OCTOBER 31, 2000

The town of North Stonington wants references to three Pequot tribes out of a report prepared by a paid consultant.

A consultant drafted a report on conservation and development for the town. Joel S. Russell recommended the town enter into talks with the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and two local Pequot tribes.

But the town says Russell's recommendations run counter to their already developed position on the tribes. The town opposes the expansion of the Mashantucket Reservation (but lost a recent lawsuit) and the federal recognition of the Eastern Pequot and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Tribes.

The town plans a meeting with Russell to discuss the report.

Get the Ruling:
Connecticut v. Babbitt (Second Circuit Court of Appeals. No. 99-6042. September 2000)

Get the Story:
Committee says its own consultant's report wrong about town's relationship with tribe (The New London Day 10/31)

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