Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes Illinois' first federally recognized tribal nation

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced the decision Friday, placing 130 acres of Shab-eh-nay Reservation land southeast of Shabbona into trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, giving the tribal nation sovereignty over the land after the U.S. auctioned off its land 175 years ago.

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