Potawatomi nation's claim to land in DeKalb County gains support from Washington D.C.
August 11, 2022
A Native American nation with roots in Illinois hailed a new federal bill as progress in their struggle to reclaim reservation land illegally sold by the government nearly 200 years ago.
The bill filed by Congressman Jesus “Chuy” Garcia and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood would require the federal government to compensate Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation financially and permit the nation to purchase over a thousand acres of land in the Shabbona State Park.
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