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Sandia Pueblo land settlement signed into law
Friday, February 21, 2003

With President Bush's signature, the decades-old dispute over 10,000 acres of land in New Mexico was settled on Thursday.

The omnibus appropriations act ended Sandia Pueblo's claim to the land in the Sandia Mountains. Title will remain with the federal government but the tribe will have criminal and civil jurisdiction and retain hunting and other rights.

Get the Story:
It took 255 years, but mountain rift comes to end (The Albuquerque Tribune 2/21)
Sandia Land Dispute Resolved (The Albuquerque Journal 2/21) [Works in IE-browsers only]
Alternate Link: Sandia Land Dispute Resolved (The Albuquerque Journal 2/21)

Get the Bill:
H.J.RES.2 | Full Report

Relevant Links:
Sandia Pueblo - http://www.sandiapueblo.nsn.us

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