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« Fishing for cars in the Blackstone River | Today | Update: Petraeus calls progress in Basra "fragile" » April 8, 2008Mashpee, Mass., residents approve land deal with tribeMASHPEE, Mass. -- Voters in Mashpee have approved an agreement with the Wampanoag tribe which protects the town from future land claims while guaranteeing that a casino will not be built on tribal land. The deal was struck after more than a year and a half of negotiations between selectmen and the tribal council. It was ratified Monday on a near-unanimous vote at a special Town Meeting. The agreement puts 140 acres of land into trust through the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs. But it includes a promise that the tribe would not try to build a casino, or make further claims to land owned by the town or private citizens. The Mashpee Wampanoags are seeking to build a resort casino on a 539-acre site in the southeastern Massachusetts town of Middleborough. -- The Associated Press Posted by Jack Perry CommentsNative American researcher | April 9, 2008 8:55 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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I'm glad to see some agreement has been made. I do wonder, however, about the 140 acres that will be put into trust with the BIA, they are notorious for not paying the interest on the trust.