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Lawsuit may set Indian land use

 
By The Associated Press    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: November 3, 2008

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Narragansett Indian Tribe bought a 31-acre lot in 1991, saying it would be used for "economic development” and housing for the elderly and poor.

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The case being closely watched across the country because it could determine how tribes recognized after the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act are allowed to buy, govern and use land.

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