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Friday, October 10, 2003

The Bureau of Indian Affairs is proposing to take 47 acres into trust for the Jena Band of Choctaws of Louisiana.

The tribe doesn't plan on opening a casino on the land, an official said. The tribe was federally recognized in 1994 but lacks a reservation or land base.

Get the Story:
Federal government in final stages of accepting Jena Choctaw lands (The Alexandria Town Talk 10/10)

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