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Monday, October 20, 2003

The Jena Band of Choctaws from Mississippi is asking the Bureau of Indian Affairs to take two parcels of land into trust.

The 47-acre parcel will not be used for gaming. The tribe, which received federal recognition from the BIA in 1994, doesn't have a land base. The application is being reviewed by the BIA's Eastern Region office in Nashville, Tennessee.

The 54-acres is intended for a casino and is undergoing more scrutiny at the BIA Central Office in Washington, D.C. The tribe is hoping to negotiate a Class III compact with the state.

Get the Story:
Choctaws approval for land going slow (The Shreveport Times 10/20)

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