Title:
Mashpee Wampanoags Win Federeal Recognition From BIA
Date:
February 16, 2007
Scope & Content:
Tribe's long–awaited victory could lead to Bay State casino.
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe in Massachusetts won federal recognition as a soverign Indian nationThursday, prompting the Mashantucket Pequots to offer congratulations and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to announce he will review the decision for its potential impact on his state.
Wampanoags
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The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe in Massachusetts won federal recognition as a soverign Indian nationThursday, prompting the Mashantucket Pequots to offer congratulations and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to announce he will review the decision for its potential impact on his state.
Wampanoags
1 page
Object ID:
DOC.2007–02–16A
Object Name:
Newspaper Clippings
Collection:
Tribes – Miscellaneous Massachusetts 2
People:
Blumenthal, Richard
McDonald, Bruce
Hendricks, Shawn
Deval, Patrick
Kennedy, Edward
Delahunt, William
McDonald, Bruce
Hendricks, Shawn
Deval, Patrick
Kennedy, Edward
Delahunt, William
Search Terms:
Mashpee Wampanoags
federal recognition
Mashantucket Pequots
US Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs
Mohegan Sun
University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth Survey
Wampanoag of Gay Head–Aquinnah
federal recognition
Mashantucket Pequots
US Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs
Mohegan Sun
University of Massachusetts–Dartmouth Survey
Wampanoag of Gay Head–Aquinnah