Officials in Oklahoma credit the Sac and Fox Nation for leading the nation in using Bureau of Indian Affairs funds to fix state roads and bridges.

The tribe has used $31.5 million in BIA roads funds to help state and local governments. The tribe has entered into agreements to share the costs of construction and replacement.

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Sac and Fox obtains $3.4 million to help replace bridges (AP 3/17)

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