The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are interested in acquiring a lighthouse that has just been decommissioned by the U.S. Coast Guard.

The tribe has ancestral ties to the land where the Cape Arago lighthouse sits. The tribe wants to build a cultural center at the site, said Administrator Francis Somday II.

The tribe has asked the General Services Administration about acquiring the land. The tribe recently acquired a former military base that had been taken from them more than 150 years ago.

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Closed lighthouse may draw tribe's bid (AP 2/6)

Relevant Links:
Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians - http://www.ctclusi.org

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