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Indian tribes buy back thousands of acres of land
By TIMBERLY ROSS | Associated Press |
Native American tribes tired of waiting for the U.S. government to honor centuries-old treaties are buying back land where their ancestors lived and putting it in federal trust.
Native Americans say the purchases will help protect their culture and way of life [...]

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Shakopee drops fight with Mdewakanton SiouxThe city had opposed the tribe’s expansion, but a deal with the Bureau of Indian Affairs avoids a costly legal battle.
By DAVID PETERSON, Star Tribune
Last update: December 3, 2008 – 9:31 PM
The city of Shakopee is backing away from its fight to stop the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community from [...]

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Court action questions putting Indian land in trustOneida and Madison counties and the state continue to challenge the federal government’s decision to put 13,004 acres in trust for the Oneida Indian Nation.
A recent 73-page document questions the Department of Interior’s authority to take the land into trust, which would free the land from property [...]

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