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‘I will not be moving on’: sale of WNBA’s Connecticut Sun leaves Native fans facing cultural loss

Following twenty-four seasons of competition, the franchise formerly known as the Connecticut Sun concluded its final campaign last month within the New England region. The departure of the team to a new ownership group in Houston has sparked severe controversy, prompting potential legal evaluation from state officials.

Originally established in 2003 as a pioneering independent WNBA organization and the first professional sports franchise owned by a Native American tribe, the team has deeply intertwined roots with the Mohegan Tribe and its historical fight for sovereignty.

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