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House Subcommittee Reviews Bill Allowing Miami Tribe to Seek Court Review, Clearing Title for Illinois Landowners
Summary
Lawmakers and tribal leaders told the House Natural Resources subcommittee that HR 2827 would let the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma pursue a Treaty of Grouseland claim in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims under a one‑year window and extinguish future claims to clear title for current Illinois landowners.
Representative Tom Cole introduced HR 2827 as a narrowly drawn measure to let the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma pursue longstanding Treaty of Grouseland claims before the United States Court of Federal Claims.
"HR 2827 authorizes the Miami Tribe to bring their claim forward and relinquishes all claims to the land," Cole told the subcommittee during his opening remarks, framing the measure as a means for the tribe to have "their day in court." Chief Douglas Lankford of the Miami Tribe testified in support, saying the bill would both give the tribe a route to…
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