The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation is a federally recognized American Indian tribe in the state of Connecticut. They are descended from the Pequot people, an Algonquian-language tribe that dominated the southern New England coastal areas, and they own and operate Foxwoods Resort Casino within their reservation in Ledyard, Connecticut. As of 2018, Foxwoods Resort Casino is one of the largest casinos in the world in terms of square footage, casino floor size, and number of slot machines, and it was one of the most economically successful in the United States until 2007, but it became deeply in debt by 2012 due to its expansion and changing conditions. The tribe was federally recognized in 1983 through the Mashantucket Pequot Land Claims Settlement Act. The federal land claims suit was brought by the tribe against the State of Connecticut and the Federal government, charging that the tribe had been illegally deprived of its land through state actions that were not ratified by the Senate. As part of the settlement of this suit, Congress gave federal recognition to the tribe, in
La nación tribal de Mashantucket Pequot es una tribu india estadounidense reconocida federalmente en el estado de Connecticut. Son descendientes del pueblo de Pequot, una tribu de lengua algonquina que dominó las áreas costeras del sur de Nueva Inglaterra, y poseen y operan Foxwoods Resort Casino dentro de su reserva en Ledyard, Connecticut. A partir de 2018, Foxwoods Resort Casino es uno de los mayores casinos del mundo en términos de cuadrados, tamaño del piso del casino y número de máquinas tragamonedas, y fue uno de los más exitosos económicamente en los Estados Unidos hasta 2007, pero se convirtió en una deuda profunda en 2012 debido a su expansión y condiciones cambiantes. La tribu fue reconocida federalmente en 1983 a través del Mashantucket Pequot Land Claims Settlement Act. Las reclamaciones de tierra federales fueron llevadas a la tribu contra el Estado de Connecticut y el gobierno federal, acusando a la tribu de haber sido ilegalmente privado de su tierra a través de acciones estatales que no fueron ratificadas por el Senado