Arrest warrant issued for Mashantucket chairman in custody dispute

A family court in New York has ordered the arrest of Michael Thomas, the chairman of the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation of Connecticut, according to the Norwich Bulletin. The warrant was issued in a custody dispute between Thomas and Vanessa Hyman. Thomas and Hyman have a 4-year-old daughter together. Thomas says he was awarded custody through the tribal court system. But Hyman claims the girl is not Indian and not subject to the Indian Child Welfare Act.