Rodney Butler, Chairman
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation
Mashantucket, CT
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This looks to be another promising year for the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation. We are preparing to launch our community master plan that envisions what Mashantucket will look like over the next few decades. Despite the challenge that 51 percent of our land is non-buildable due to wetlands and steep slopes, we have leveraged our Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) to build a robust infrastructure that supports our community’s needs. From residential and cultural spaces to government, commercial, educational, and recreational facilities, our land is a testament to our ingenuity and responsible stewardship. Our top priorities, therefore, include the ongoing development of affordable residential homes and rental properties on our reservation, and enhanced upgrades for all our business enterprises.
We’ll continue to develop our resort offerings, as well as build on our successful online sports betting and iGaming platforms, to support our tribal economy. This year, we will celebrate the much-anticipated grand opening of Great Wolf Lodge at Mashantucket later this spring, bringing family-friendly entertainment to complement the rest of our integrated resort. We are also excited to showcase our resort through two seasons of the show Hell’s Kitchen, which was filmed at Mashantucket.
Healthcare remains a top priority as well. As one of only a few Indian Health Service-funded tribal health facilities in New England, we will enhance our services in 2025 with the development of a new state-of-the-art facility, hiring additional staff, enhancing our health programs and services, and updating our patient portal technology to help improve the ease of access to quality patient care.
We will also continue working alongside state and federal lawmakers and agencies to advocate for common-sense policies that support tribal sovereignty, economic development, and the well-being of our community, as well as Indian Country, which position us for positive economic growth that not only supports Mashantucket, but also Southeastern Connecticut and beyond.
Dedicated to our future generations inheriting clean, beautiful land, a safe community and a strong economy, our ultimate goal is to protect and advance our sovereign rights in order to build and preserve a cultural, social and economic foundation that can never be undermined or destroyed.
