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got to make the indians promise not to hold any gambling related activities on their new tribal lands, dontcha know. Indians with money is a dangerous thing to the white man; and overlords
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Posted on Sat. Jun. 06, 2015 - 12:01 am EDT
Miami Tribe cultural resources office must get special use zoning approval
The tribe, which is based in Miami, Okla., announced in January it had purchased a house on about 10 acres for use as a cultural resources extension office serving tribe members in this area. The property, which is zoned as an agricultural residence, is located in the 10900 block of Trentman Road, south of Fort Wayne just east of the Interstate 469/U.S. 27 interchange. But the tribe needs special use zoning permission to use the site as a cultural resources office. Their application, which was filed May 29, will be considered during the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting at 1 p.m. June 17 in Room 35 at Citizens Square, 200 E. Berry St. "I don't see any issues that would occur," said Doug Peconge, the Miami Tribe's community programming manager. The property's use as a Miami cultural resources office would have minimal impact on the surrounding neighborhood, Peconge said. The site mainly would be used to provide cultural opportunities to tribe members, the application said. Those activities could include cultural and and language workshops, a tribal language camp for one week each summer, meetings of tribe members, and meetings between tribe members and local government officials or other groups. Tribe members also may stop by periodically to pick up information on scholarships or other topics, the application said. In addition, the site may be used occasionally by tribe members for family gatherings or for pickup youth lacrosse games. Tribal leaders expect Miami members to visit the office fewer than 10 times a month, the application said. Meetings with Miami members likely would involve 25 or fewer people. If the zoning board doesn't approve the special use zoning change, the Miami Tribe likely would lease out the property and look for a new site for a cultural resources office, the application said. The Miami once lived in this area and had a large settlement, Kekionga, in what is now Fort Wayne. In 1846, the U.S. government forced most Miamis to move to Kansas. Tribe members were forced to move again in 1867 to their current location in Oklahoma. About 500 Miami Tribe of Oklahoma members now live in Indiana, The News-Sentinel reported previously. The tribe has a total membership of about 4,800 in the United States and overseas. kkilbane@news-sentinel.com |
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