• penitentkulak [none/use name]
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    3 months ago

    The band bought the land, all that Biden seems to have done is some legal shit to put the land into a trust. I think this is just the process of adding those lands officially to the reserve (I could be wrong)

    https://www.pbpindiantribe.com/shabehnay/

    • MarxOverflow@lemmygrad.ml
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      3 months ago

      I would presume that they are talking about the federal bill Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2023 and one in Illinois. If I'm understanding this correctly, after over a 100 years the Potawatomi band right to sovereignty as guaranteed by a 200 year old treaty is being debated in both the US congress and Illinois congress.

      Reading in to this makes me want to go to a protest in DeKalb county as according this NBC news

      Many residents who live next to the park oppose the plan, fearing construction of a casino or even a hotel would draw more tourists and lead to a larger, more congested community.

      “Myself and my family have put a lot of money and given up a lot to be where we are in a small community and enjoy the park the way that it is,” resident Becky Oest told a House committee in May, asking that the proposal be amended to prohibit construction that would “affect our community. It’s a small town. We don’t want it to grow bigger.”

      I'd want to tell them "Land back and I'll go away."