Miami Nation wrote to Indiana city

MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2002

The Miami Nation of Oklahoma threatened a land claims lawsuit to the mayor of Gary, Indiana, The Chicago Tribune reports today.

The tribe claims land in the state under a treaty. The April 11 letter says the a settlement could involve a "mutually beneficial" partnership, the paper says.

But unlike the reception the tribe received in Ohio, Mayor Scott King has said he would listen to any proposal.

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Relevant Links:
The Miami Nation - http://www.miamination.com
Greenvile and Grouseland Treaty Lines - http://www.surveyhistory.org/greenville_&_
grouseland_treaty_lines.htm