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Mashantucket Pequot leaders urge Connecticut to condemn 1638 Treaty of Hartford, seek new Capitol statue process
Summary
Latoya Clough, vice chairwoman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, told the Government Administration and Elections Committee she supports Senate Joint Resolution 16 condemning the 1638 Treaty of Hartford and asked lawmakers to adopt House Bill 6040 to create a formal process for adding or relocating statues at the Connecticut State Capitol.
Latoya Clough, vice chairwoman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, testified in support of Senate Joint Resolution 16 and House Bill 6040 before the Government Administration and Elections Committee, asking the state to condemn the 1638 Treaty of Hartford and to adopt a formal, inclusive process for placing statues at the Connecticut State Capitol.
Clough said the treaty followed the Pequot War and “formalized the attempt…to erase the very existence of our people,” describing how survivors were enslaved, exiled or forced to assimilate and how “even the reference of the name Pequot was outlawed.” She thanked the committee and Senator Austin for…
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