Resolution condemning 1638 treaty that targeted Pequots moves forward in legislature
A state legislative committee has endorsed a proposed resolution condemning parts of the 1638 Treaty of Hartford that aimed to erase the Pequot Indian tribe in the wake of the Pequot War, a pivotal ...
Resolution calls for CT to condemn a genocide within its borders
Connecticut commemorates the Holocaust every May with a solemn ceremony at the state Capitol building, a Victorian landmark ...
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CT lawmakers urged to condemn colonial-era treaty that outlawed Pequot settlements
Some Connecticut Republicans oppose a move to have the state General Assembly condemn a colonial-era treaty that outlawed ...
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First historic markers proposed in Riverhead to recognize lives of enslaved residents
Local historians are planning to erect historic markers to recognize the lives of two enslaved people who once lived in ...
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State looks at its history, including a proposal to condemn at 1638 treaty
There remains some debate over whether the attack led by John Mason, a Connecticut Colony founder honored with a statue in a niche on the Capitol, can be celebrated as Pequot War victory or a ...