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Oklahoma tribe declares victory

OHIO – As reported by the Ohio Tribune Chronicle: "The Indian tribe hoping to build a casino/resort in Lordstown declared victory Monday in its effort to claim Ohio land, but the attorney general's office said that may be premature.

''The tribe has successfully returned to Ohio,' said Chief Glenna Wallace of the Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, which claims to have roots in central and southern Ohio.

'The Eastern Shawnee and the Ohio attorney general on Monday both accepted Judge James G. Carr's proposed order to dismiss the case.

'…'According to the tribe's attorney, Mason D. Morisette, recognizing the settlement means Eastern Shawnee can now take the next step in developing casinos, asking the U.S. Department of Interior to take the land into trust for the tribe…"

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