Mashantucket flag flying for first time above Capitol
November 05, 2015 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: November 06, 2015 5:54 pm
The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal flag has been flying above the state Capitol in Hartford this week for the first time in history.
The flag was raised above the Capitol early Monday in celebration of Native American Heritage Month.
“The gesture symbolizes the state’s recognition and continued support of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe’s sovereignty, history and heritage, which transcends hundreds of years on and around the southeastern Connecticut shoreline region,” the tribe said in a statement.
The flag will remain flying above the Capitol through Sunday.
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