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Dispute over Indians’ land lasted for 101 years (Part 1 of 2)

IF THERE IS an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest active land dispute, it has to belong to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Indians in central Oregon. But maybe it wouldn’t count for the record, as the land was only in dispute for the first 16 of those years. The whole rest of the time was taken up trying to get the government to follow the law and give the stolen land back. (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/2410b1002c.mcquinn-strip-101-year-land-dispute-671.html)

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