He seemed subdued and appeared to understand that he could not challenge the tribe's decision.
Cynthia Hedstrom, one of Wooster's producers, was disappointed in Tribe's decision but stood behind the show.
For the tribe, the decision the Corps issued on December 4th was the culmination of two years of negotiation, litigation, and, finally, protest.
The tribe's decision to fight back against the powerful oil industry captured the attention of environmental activists and celebrities, as well.
The Mashantucket Pequot tribe sees the decision as an attack on its sovereignty, and vows to appeal the decision to the N.L.R.B. and, if necessary, in federal court.
Ask most people where politics happens and they'd paint a picture of tight-knit tribes making important decisions in wood-panelled rooms, speaking a strange language.
Although the tribe lost a decision in State Supreme Court on Monday -- the ruling lifted a temporary restraining order and permitted the developer to resume work on the 38-home subdivision -- the tribe said today that it was considering an appeal.
Cedric Cromwell, chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, said the decision confirmed "what the Wampanoag people have known for thousands of years: that Nantucket Sound has significant archaeological, historic and cultural values and is sacred to our people".
In the mid-19th century, New York State set aside an earlier agreement between the tribe and Southampton and reduced the reservation to its current size, a decision the tribe has never accepted.
Every decision the tribe makes is meant to be in service of the collective and the land.
While the news is a victory, Jan Hasselman, an attorney for the tribe, cautioned that the decision could be appealed.
