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State‑recognized tribes urge lawmakers to approve HB 7110 to fund tribal housing and recognize tribal jurisdiction
Summary
Representatives from Eastern Pequot, Golden Hill Paugussett, and other state‑recognized tribes testified in favor of HB 7110, a bill to appropriate funds and require studies to facilitate tribal housing, improve infrastructure on reservations, and re‑establish direct state‑to‑tribe relationships.
Leaders and members of several Connecticut state‑recognized tribes urged the Housing Committee to approve HB 7110, which would appropriate funds to support housing on state‑recognized tribal lands and require studies of reservation land, infrastructure and tribal housing needs.
Jelani (Alani) Fletcher, a tribal councilman for the Eastern Tupiqua Tribal Nation, told the committee the bill would help tribes "bring our people home" and develop the infrastructure and capacity to manage grants and housing projects directly rather than through state intermediaries.
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