The land has been held by the government for a few decades, but Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN) has been working on getting it back in the hands of the Cherokee tribe.

The bill would restore the historic, tribal land along the Little Tennessee River and the Tellico Reservoir in Monroe County to the Cherokee people. It passed unanimously in the House of ...

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