| Headquarters | Litchfield County, Connecticut |
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Official language | English |
| Website | schaghticoke |
The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (STN) is a state-recognized tribe in Connecticut. STN is not a federally recognized American Indian tribe. STN is not to be confused with the splinter group Schaghticoke Indian Tribe (SIT), another state-recognized tribe in Connecticut.
The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation has sought federal recognition since 1981. In 1986, a splinter group split off from STN and is known as the Schaghticoke Indian Tribe (SIT). [1] Both STN and SIT are state-recognized in Connecticut, but not federally recognized. STN was granted federal recognition in 2004. However, federal recognition was revoked in 2005. STN has pursued restoration of their federal recognition. [2] In 2015, STN was informed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs that they could not re-petition for federal recognition. [3]
The Schaghticoke Tribal Nation state reservation is located along the Housatonic River, which is polluted with PCBs manufactured by Monsanto and put into the river by General Electric from their electrical transformer factory in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. This limits the use of the river and presents health risks to those who live along river, and local residents cannot eat the fish from the river. [4] [5]