A bill to settle a land claim on behalf of the Sault Ste. Marie Chippewa Tribe is "an abuse of the special treatment Indian nations receive from the federal government," The Washington Times says in an editorial.

The bill would allow the tribe to open a casino in a Detroit suburb. "The deal the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe wants Congress to approve is not in the spirit of the pacts that established the reservation system," the paper says.

The House Resources Committee is holding a hearing on H.R.2793 and another land claim bill tomorrow.

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Editorial: Gambling reservations (The Washington Times 6/8)

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H.R.2793

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Senate, House committee hearings this week (6/7)