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Federal court spurns tribal claim of ownership of area now encompassing Valles Caldera NPres

Writer's picture: Dave Harmon, PW editorDave Harmon, PW editor

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected an effort by a Native American tribe to reclaim Valles Caldera National Preserve.


U.S. District Judge James Browning recently issued a sealed opinion denying Jemez Pueblo's claim that its aboriginal property rights were never extinguished. In a court filing that summarized his findings, the judge said the federal government had clear title to the land and the case was being dismissed.


https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2019-09-18/new-mexico-tribe-loses-claim-to-national-preserve

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