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Nearly 12,000 acres restored to Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe; more could be on way
https://www.startribune.com/nearly-12000-acres-restored-to-leech-lake-band-of-ojibwe-more-could-be-on-way/600386334The federal government this month returned nearly 12,000 acres of land in the Chippewa National Forest to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
The transfer of 11,778 acres brought to an end a battle that has lasted more than four decades for the northern Minnesota tribe to get its land back.
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The tribe’s land was illegally transferred to the federal government in the mid-20th century. The tribe began to formally take steps to get that land back in the 1980s, and at that time, learned that only an act of Congress would allow it.
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U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum carried on Rep. Rick Nolan’s efforts to get the tribe’s land back after he left Congress in 2019, sponsoring the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act in the House. Sen. Tina Smith carried a companion bill in the Senate.
The transfer of 11,778 acres brought to an end a battle that has lasted more than four decades for the northern Minnesota tribe to get its land back.
(snip)
The tribe’s land was illegally transferred to the federal government in the mid-20th century. The tribe began to formally take steps to get that land back in the 1980s, and at that time, learned that only an act of Congress would allow it.
(snip)
U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum carried on Rep. Rick Nolan’s efforts to get the tribe’s land back after he left Congress in 2019, sponsoring the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act in the House. Sen. Tina Smith carried a companion bill in the Senate.
LAND BACK!