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Indian Issues

Correspondence
 Letter Regarding Repeal of Las Vegas Nights (PDF-12KB)
  Letter to The Honorable Kevin B. Sullivan, President Pro Tempore and The Honorable Moira K. Lyons, Speaker of the House of Representative Regarding Repeal of Las Vegas Nights
 

Filings and Decisions
 Schaghticoke Decision (PDF-6,430KB)
Pequots Decision (PDF-11,643KB)
  Schaghticoke/Eastern Pequot Denial Critical Victory For State And Legitimate Native American Groups
 
 Testimony of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (PDF-18KB)
  I appreciate the opportunity to speak in support of S.1392, the Tribal Recognition and Indian Bureau Enhancement Act of 2001 and S.1393, which would provide grants to municipalities, Indian groups and other interested parties to ensure full and fair participation in tribal recognition and other procedures at the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
 
 Brief of the Attorney General's, Towns' Appeal of Eastern Pequot Recognition (PDF-219KB)
  Request For Reconsideration of the State of Connecticut and the Towns of North Stonington, Preston and Ledyard on the Final Determination of the Assistant Secretary on the Petitions for Tribal Acknowledgment of the Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut and the Paucatuck Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut
 
 Editorial Piece by Richard Blumenthal and Jeff Benedict Concerning Las Vegas Nights
(PDF-10KB)
  Repealing our Las Vegas Nights law is an act of sovereign states’ rights -- Connecticut’s right to protect its citizens from the unintended harmful consequences of an earlier legislature’s actions. The prospect of additional casinos is no longer a distant threat. At least nine groups are at various stages – three most advanced – of applying for federal recognition before the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
 
 State's Comments To Bureau of Inidan Affairs Federal Triabal Recognition Petition of Gold Hill Paugussetts (PDF-231KB)
  Brief of the State of Connecticut Regarding the Petition for Federal Tribal Acknowledgment of the Golden Hill Paugussett Petitioner
 
 Attorney General's Brief Supporting the Denial of Federal Recognition of Nipmuc Indians
(PDF-148KB)
  Comments of the State of Connecticut and The Northeastern Connecticut Council of Governments on the Proposed Findings on the Petitions for Tribal Acknowledgment of the Nipmuc Nation and The Webster/Dudley Band of Chaubunagungamaug Nipmuck Indians
 
 State's Comments On Federal Tribal Recognition Petition of Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (PDF-416KB)
  Comments of the State of Connecticut, The Connecticut Light & Power Company, Kent School Corporation, and Town of Kent Regarding The Petition for Federal Tribal Acknowledgment of the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation Petitioner Group
 
 Attorney General's Reply Brief Filed In Response To Eastern Pequot Brief (PDF-40KB)
  Reply Brief of the State of Connecticut and the towns of North Stonington, Preston and Ledyard to the Answering Brief of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation
 

FYI
 U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs ("BIA")
  The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) responsibility is the administration and management of 55.7 million acres of land held in trust by the United States for American Indians, Indian tribes, and Alaska Natives. There are 562 federal recognized tribal governments in the United States. Developing forestlands, leasing assets on these lands, directing agricultural programs, protecting water and land rights, developing and maintaining infrastructure and economic development are all part of the agency's responsibility. In addition, the Bureau of Indian Affairs provides education services to approximately 48,000 Indian students.
 
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