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Sac and Fox Nation uses road funds for community


Officials in Oklahoma credit the Sac and Fox Nation for leading the nation in using Bureau of Indian Affairs funds to fix state roads and bridges.

The tribe has used $31.5 million in BIA roads funds to help state and local governments. The tribe has entered into agreements to share the costs of construction and replacement.

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Sac and Fox obtains $3.4 million to help replace bridges (AP 3/17)

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