The struggle is real for the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (STN), who since 1981 has petitioned for federal recognition and most recently the right to compete for Connecticut’s third casino along with the Mohegans and the Mashantucket Pequots. The 300-member Schaghticoke tribe’s approximately 400-acre reservation located in Kent between the western bank of the Housatonic River and New York State is one of the oldest in the U.S. and while the tribe has been recognized by the state since the reservation […]

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