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MPTN and MGM MIRAGE form strategic alliance
| | Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council Chairman Michael Thomas fields a question at the press conference announcing the MPTN/MGM MIRAGE strategic alliance as Tribal Council Secretary Charlene Jones, Foxwoods President & CEO Bill Sherlock and Executive Director of Tribal Public Affairs Pedro Johnson look on. Stephanie Powers photo |
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation (MPTN) and MGM MIRAGE (NYSE: MGM) announced April 25 that they have agreed to enter into a multi-faceted strategic alliance encompassing a major new destination hotel/casino resort at Foxwoods Resort Casino and the development of additional gaming and non-gaming projects, both at Foxwoods and outside of Connecticut.
"The Tribal Nation here at our ancestral homelands in Mashantucket welcomes and honors this strategic alliance with MGM MIRAGE," said Michael J. Thomas, Chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
" Our affiliation with MGM MIRAGE provides us with an experienced advisor in gaming, a proven resort development partner, at Mashantucket, and an equal partner in a powerful venture all at once. The quality and positive energy of the people who lead MGM MIRAGE mirror the culture we have embraced from the onset of our gaming enterprise," he added. (More)
Construction begins on Phase 7A reservation housing
| | Tribal Councilors break ground on the Phase 7A housing project on May 9 in Mashantucket as Tribal Elders and project partners spectate. With shovels, from left, Vice Chairman Kenneth Reels, Councilor Marjorie Colebut-Jackson, Councilor Richard E. Sebastian, Secretary Charlene Jones and Treasurer Rodney Butler. Stephanie Powers photo |
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation broke ground in Mashantucket on May 9 on a major housing project for its members that will include approximately 100 single family homes and six two-unit townhouses. The project is historical significance as Tribal Members will be able to, for the first time, acquire 30-year mortgages from a commercial bank.
Though the work appears to be just beginning, a tremendous amount of effort has gone into getting the project to this point.
"No successful project is done by one person alone - dozens of people contributed to get to this point, starting with the Council and moving on down," said Bob Birmingham, director of planning and community development for the Tribe.
Tribal Council Vice Chairman Kenneth Reels underscored the importance of the project to the Tribe. "Being self-sufficient is so important because for hundreds of years we had to depend on someone else," he said. "Housing like this is another important step." (More)
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| TRIBAL SYMBOLS |
 Framed against the sky, the lone tree on a knoll represents
Mashantucket, the "much-wooded land" where the Pequots hunted and
kept alive their identity as an independent people. Displayed on the
knoll is the sign of Robin Cassasinnamon, the Pequot’s first leader
following the 1637 massacre at Mystic Fort. The fox stands as a
reminder that the Pequots are known as "the fox people."
 Pequot basketweave pattern.
 A gift from the Winged Ones, feathers
carry prayers to the Great Spirit.
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