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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2001

For an as yet undetermined reason, a Connecticut paper on Sunday published a copyrighted Indianz.Com piece on the proposed termination of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, and attributed it to a former Penobscot Nation chief.

Originally published on, and limited only to, the November 5 of edition of Indianz.Com, "Candidate advocates 'decertification' of tribe" mysteriously appeared in The New London Day yesterday. The paper somehow attributed it, word for word, to former Penobcot leader Tim Love.

Indianz.Com promises to investigate. Congressional leaders may be called. Legal action may be considered. Former Assistant Kevin Gover may be ignored.

In the piece, Indianz.Com reported on Democrat Congressional hopeful Jeff Benedict's push to terminate the Pequot Tribe. The piece pointed out the policy has been rebuked by Congress.

Incidentally, The Day in an editorial yesterday calls on three towns who have fought the Pequot Tribe on a number of fronts not to try and "rescind the federal recognition of tribes already having that status." The paper, however, does not say if it believes Benedict should continue to advocate doing so or if it will stop publishing letters of readers who agree.

The paper also reports that Gov. John G. Rowland (R) will meet with the towns and the tribe and likely discuss a land-into-trust dispute between the two sides.

Get the Story:
Editorial: Resume the land talks (The New London Day 11/18)
Benedict Clings To Failed Policy Of Tribal Termination (The New London Day 11/18)
Rowland may discuss local land dispute (The New London Day 11/17)

Related Stories:
Letter: Terminate Pequot Tribe (11/14)
Letters: Terminate Pequot Tribe (11/13)
Letter: Terminate Pequot Tribe (11/6)
Candidate seeks termination of tribe (11/5)