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Shawnee Tribe laying claim to old Army site in Kan.


The Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma has filed suit against the federal government over ancestral land in Kansas.

The tribe says a former Army ammunitions plant sits on a former reservation. The lawsuit seeks restoration of rights on the land.

In the meantime, the tribe asked Johnson County to hold off on development plans pending resolution of the suit.. But county commissioners rejected the request.

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