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Detroit Council approves deed transfer of Fort Wayne burial mound to Potawatomi tribe
Summary
The City Council approved a deed transfer that gives the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi ownership and ceremonial easements for the Fort Wayne burial mound. Council attached a waiver and approved the measure after brief remarks from tribal leaders and city staff.
Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved a resolution transferring ownership and ceremonial easements for the Fort Wayne burial mound to the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi.
The transfer gives the tribe control of the site long held as a sacred burial place. Tribal leaders who traveled to or called into the meeting called the deed transfer a step toward correcting historical injustices and vowed to protect the mound.
Tribal Chairwoman Dory Rios, identifying herself as the tribal chairwoman for the Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, told the council the transfer is “a necessary step toward correcting a historical injustice” and…
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