January 8, 2009
- Coos Bay / North Bend, Oregon
President signs over sacred land to local tribes
By Tim Novotny
CHARLESTON, ORE. - Good news for some South Coast Tribes as President Bush has signed a Bill that returns 24-acres of land to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians.
The property, which includes Chief's Island and Gregory Point near Charleston, will be placed in trust for the Tribes. The Bill returning the land passed both Houses of Congress in September. The Tribe will take over management from the U.S. Coast Guard. Chief's Island includes the de-commissioned Cape Arago Lighthouse, which the Tribes have agreed to maintain. The Tribes have formally sought the return of the land since 1991. |
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