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Wisconsin property owners have filed a lawsuit requesting a court to order the removal of roadblocks set up by a Native American tribe in a years-long land dispute.
Frank Vaisvilas is a Report for America corps member who covers Native American issues in Wisconsin based at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact him at fvaisvilas@gannett.com or 815-260-2262.
The Native American tribe blocking four roads in Wisconsin over a legal dispute has received about $272 million in federal funding from taxpayers since 2013.
Frank Vaisvilas is a Report for America corps member who covers Native American issues in Wisconsin based at the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Contact him at fvaisvilas@gannett.com or 815-260-2262.
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