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Podcast: Mashantucket Pequot Chairman on securing the future for seven generations

April 06, 2021 12:00 am • Last Updated: April 08, 2021 10:15 am

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Chairman Rodney Butler, right, greets Mohegan Tribal Chairman James Gessner Jr. as they take turns addressing a news conference Thursday, March 25, 2021, outside Norwich City Hall to announce the new gaming agreement between the state and the tribes for online and sports betting. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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Rodney Butler, chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, spoke with us about the education, training and guidance from elders that helped the tribe achieve the milestone of naming its first member, Jason Guyot, as chief executive at Foxwoods Resort Casino.

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