The Connecticut General Assembly has introduced Senate Joint Resolution No. 16, which condemns the provisions of the Treaty of Hartford of 1638. This treaty, established between the English settlers and the Narragansett and Mohegan Tribes, aimed to conclude the Pequot War but included measures that sought to eradicate the Pequot cultural identity. Specifically, it prohibited the Pequot people from returning to their ancestral lands, abolished their tribal name, and forced them to assimilate into other tribes, while also subjecting remaining members to slavery or death.

The resolution calls for the Assembly to pause its deliberations to formally denounce these oppressive provisions of the treaty. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing the historical injustices faced by the Pequot Tribe and reaffirms the Assembly's commitment to supporting Native American tribes in Connecticut and fostering a successful partnership with them.