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JANUARY 25, 2001

Response to an unconditional offer of $3 million over 10 years from the Eastern Pequot Tribe to the Connecticut town of North Stonington was mixed on Wednesday, as reported by The New London Day.

Some welcomed the offer and say its time for town leaders to stop fighting the tribe's federal recognition efforts because the tribe isn't going away. Others, however, question the offer and say it would tie them to supporting a tribe who might try to annex their town and open a casino they don't want.

The tribe received preliminary recognition last March by the BIA. After an extension, comments on their petition are being accepted until March of this year, after which the tribe would have 60 days to respond.

The BIA would then issue a final determination which would become effective 90 days after being published in the Federal Register. Since 1978, the BIA has never reversed a preliminary decision to recognize a tribe but has reversed a negative finding three times.

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