The Sac and Fox Nation is asking the city of Shawnee, Oklahoma, for help pay for a road project.
The tribe is using $550,000 in Indian Reservation Road funds to widen a road.
The tribe asked the city to contribute $100,000.
The city commissioners agreed to open bids on the project. The road is maintained by the city.
The tribe has spent more than $8 million on projects in the city, Principal Chief George Thurman said.
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(The Shawnee News-Star 2/7)
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