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OCTOBER 2, 2000

Due to the recent court decision favoring the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, readers have been inspired to respond. Or, at least The New London Day has decided to publish their letters. Anti-Indian or in need of filler in their paper? You decide.

GENOCIDE? NO WAY, NOT HERE
"Remember when [Rep. Sam Gejdenson] referred to us as 'settlers'? When he likened the tribe to 'displaced persons' as in World War II? Those of us who helped free the displaced persons at Dachau in April of 1945 find such a comparison ridiculous and demeaning..."
Gejdenson doesn't represent us (Robert C. Boedecker. Letters to the Editor. The New London Day 9/30)

GIVE US HOMES AND JOBS
"Maybe the Mashantuckets should consider building 'affordable' housing for their poorly-paid employees. (In southeastern Connecticut, $14 per hour is the minimum to survive on...)"
Court caves to Mashantuckets (Betsy Krause. Letters to the Editor. The New London Day 9/30)

LET'S TAWK
"History shows us that fighting losing battles, though courageous, is foolhardy. Blaming others for our present problems is wasteful and non-productive. It is time for both sides to stop waging war, and pursue a productive peace..."
Time to sit down and talk (Andrew J. Staunton. Letters to the Editor. The New London Day 9/30)

THERE'S A REASON WHY ITS CALLED THE BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
"There are Eastern Connecticut town leaders pleading for help from their congressman to intervene with an arrogant government agency. The Bureau of Indian Affairs continues to ignore the concerns of these towns and the leaders are looking to Rep. Gejdenson for help, but he is nowhere to be found..."
Where in the world is Sam? (John McNeill. Letters to the Editor. The New London Day 9/30)

YOU USED TO LOVE HIM
"Since U.S. Rep. Sam Gejdenson was not hailed, during the early 1990s, as the savior of the region's economy, I fail to understand how the good congressman can now be the object of blame. The honorable congressman managed to accomplish this great general good to the regional economy without resorting to the expenditure of a single federal tax dollar..."
Neither hero, nor villain (James D. Wherry. Letters to the Editor. The New London Day 9/30)

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

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