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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2001

Legislation under way that would allow a Christian church to buy a sacred site from the federal government has raised the same possibility for Indian tribes.

Lawyers for tribes and environmentalists say allowing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to purchase land from the Bureau of Land Management sets a precedent. The government can't distinguish between a church and a tribe, they said, so nothing can prevent tribes from seeking to buy sacred sites on federal land.

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Indians Say If LDS Can Buy, They Can, Too (AP 11/7)

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