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Tribe sues for land
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JUNE 5, 2000

The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma filed suit in the US District Court in St. Louis, Missouri, hoping to recover land in Illinois the tribe says it never ceded in an 1805 treaty. The land has an estimated value of $30 billion. The tribe hopes to open a casino in Illinois.

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Tribe that wants to operate casino in Illinois files lawsuit for land (AP 6/5)