The Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma will fund a new bridge project by leveraging federal funds.
The tribe will use Bureau of Indian Affairs road funds for the construction of the bridge in Pottawatomie County. The total cost of the project is $585,000. Of that amount, the county will pay $100,000 for design, engineering and right-of-way costs.
The partnership is a first for the tribe. Others, notably the Sac and Fox Nation, have been using BIA funds for projects benefiting Indians and non-Indians.
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(The Shawnee News-Star 4/13)
Absentee Shawnee Tribe to fund new bridge project
Tuesday, April 13, 2004
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