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Shoshone Tribe Sues U.S. Over Land in Nevada Area

HeadlineOct 01, 2003

The Western Shoshone Nation has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. government claiming rights to 60 million acres of land including much of Nevada and parts of California, Utah and Idaho. The lawsuit charges the U.S. did not fulfill its obligations of an 1863 treaty.

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