Hayward wanted to make a good first impression on visitors. Armed with buckets of cash from the tribe’s Foxwoods casino, he built the 308,000 square foot Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center. Hayward, who self-identified as a white man on government documents like marriage licenses until his late twenties, decided to do something about the controversy. The debate on whether the existing tribal members are authentic Pequot Indians has been the subject of three books and a 60 Minutes segment. ![]() Sopranos creator David Chase was clearly mocking the Mashantucket Pequots and its former Chairman Skip Hayward. Sopranos' underboss Silvio Dante is especially dubious of the chief’s claim to Native American ancestry. At the casino, he meets with the Chief of the Mohunk tribe who is a regular white guy. Tony tries to impart this lesson on his crew following a visit to an Indian casino in the countryside. We do not succeed or fail because of where we come from. The message of the episode is simple: we are the sum total of our personal decisions. ![]() Ledyard, CN - There’s a hilarious episode of the Sopranos where Tony’s crew take on Native American protestors over a Columbus Day Parade.
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