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173 years ago, the U.S. federal government unlawfully sold the Prairie Band Potawatomi’s reservation in Illinois. I introduced legislation with

@RepChuyGarcia

to return the land that is rightfully theirs, a step toward righting this historic wrong.

chicagotribune.com

Potawatomi Nation’s decades-long effort to reclaim land near DeKalb could be settled by Congress

A long-running dispute over a piece of land near DeKalb that was once given to a Native American chief could be resolved through a bill pending in Congress.

10:30 PM · Aug 5, 2022Twitter Web App

Shawne White Land (she/her)

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Working members of Congress!!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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Great job, thank you both!

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Proud of you sister.

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It is interesting you want to return the property back PBP, but in reality, this measure is at best, a hollow transaction. Meaning, unless there is a lease back provision this never pass both houses. The US is not the business of giving back what they fought hard to take.