Title:
Attorneys Confer in Defense in Indian Suits
Author:
Garret Condon
Subjects:
Indian Non-Intercourse Act
lawsuit
Mohegan
Montville
Wampanoag Tribal Council
lawsuit
Mohegan
Montville
Wampanoag Tribal Council
Object ID:
Scr-004-010a
Object Name:
Scrapbook
Category:
8: Communication Artifact
Subcategory:
Documentary Artifact
Publisher:
The Day
Publication Place:
Montville
Pubication Date:
11/28/1977
Collection:
Indian and Colonial Scrapbook
Summary:
John Hamilton claims to be Grand Sachem of the Mohegans and is suing for 2,225 acres in Montville that he claims were taken in violation of the Indian Non-Intercourse Act of 1790. A Massachusetts court has ruled that a tribe has to prove "a loose but skeletal" form of government going back two centuries and that membership has not been assimilated. Jayne Fawcett has a petition signed by 150 Mohegans that say they don't recognize Hamilton as a leader and that they are voters and taxpayers.
People:
Fawcett, Jayne
Griner, Jerome
Hamilton, John
Londegran, Frank
O'Neill, Brian
Griner, Jerome
Hamilton, John
Londegran, Frank
O'Neill, Brian
Search Terms:
Indian Non-Intercourse Act
lawsuit
Mohegan
Montville
Wampanoag Tribal Council
lawsuit
Mohegan
Montville
Wampanoag Tribal Council