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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Enrolled members: 1,150 (2003) [1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States Connecticut | |
| Languages | |
| English, formerly Pequot | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot |
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The Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation is an American Indian tribe in southeastern Connecticut descended from the Pequot people who dominated southeastern New England in the seventeenth century. It is one of five tribes recognized by the state of Connecticut.
In 2002, the Secretary of the Interior granted recognition to the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation (EPTN) after approving a union between the Eastern Pequot and Paucatuck Eastern Pequot which had submitted separate petitions for recognition.[2] In 2005, the Department of Interior revoked recognition after Bureau of Indian Affairs review. The federal government had not terminated recognition of any tribes since the 1970s. In 2012, the EPTN filed a federal lawsuit seeking to overturn the BIA/Department of Interior revocation.
- ^ Green, Rick (12 April 2003). "Trump Gets Trumped In Eastern Pequot Deal". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Federal Register 2002