The Delaware Nation of Oklahoma filed suit in federal court on Thursday over 315 acres of ancestral land.

The tribe says a Delaware chief was promised 315 acres in what is now northeastern Pennsylvania. The suit claims the land was stolen from the chief. The Delaware people were eventually removed to Oklahoma.

The Delaware Tribe, also from Oklahoma, is not a plaintiff in the suit. Officials from both tribes say they are willing to settle the suit for a casino somewhere in the state.

Get the Story:
Tribe takes land claim to federal court (The Philadelphia Inquirer 1/16)
With eye on casinos, Delaware Indians sue over 'stolen' land (The Philadelphia Daily News 1/16)
Native American tribe sues for Pennsylvania land (Reuters 1/16)
Okla. Indian tribe files lawsuit in quest for Pa. gambling rights (AP 1/15)

Relevant Links:
Delaware Tribe of Indians - http://www.delawaretribeofindians.nsn.us