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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2002

The treaty rights of Minnesota's Ojibwe tribes have always been a source of contention in the state. Another battle has emerged involving the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe.

Local officials contend the tribe's 61,000-acre reservation, which was established by an 1855 treaty, doesn't exist. They point to a payment the tribe received as proof that the federal government intended to diminish the reservation.

The argument has been raised numerous times after the Supreme Court ruled the Yankton Sioux Reservation in South Dakota was diminished. But none of the claims have ever panned out.

Get the Story:
Mille Lacs Band, county wrangle over 61,000 acres (AP 2/3)

Relevant Links:
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe - http://www.millelacsojibwe.org

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