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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2002

Tulalip tribal leaders have instituted a moratorium on all for-profit residential developments on their Washington reservation although legal questions remain on its effect on land owned by non-Indians.

A federal court case has determined that a local county has no regulatory authority over Indian-owned lands. The decision is on appeal to the 9th Circuit.

The moratorium was instituted in response to increased development for homes that some tribal members cannot afford.

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Tulalips restrict residential building, seek to slow land sales to nonmembers (The Seattle Times 8/7)