BIA granted extension to acquire surplus land
Friday, July 24, 2009
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The
Bureau of Indian Affairs
has been granted an extension to acquire surplus
U.S. Navy property for the
Narragansett Tribe of
Rhode Island and the
Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe
of Massachusetts.
The BIA has until August 10 to submit paperwork on behalf of the Wampanoag Tribe. Documents were already submitted on behalf of the Narragansett Tribe.
The Navy is seeking to dispose of about 260 acres on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island. The land is part of Narragansett and Wampanoag territory.
Get the Story:
Tribes seeking Navy land given another extension
(The Providence Journal 7/23)
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