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Prairie Band Challenges Kansas Lottery | Topeka News
The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is suing Kansas in federal court to stop lottery sales within their ancestral territory, claiming a 1846 treaty still legally protects a 900-square-mile reservation that’s never been officially dissolved. Citing the landmark McGirt v. Oklahoma Supreme Court decision, they argue Congress alone can alter tribal boundaries—and that Kansas’ current operations violate federal law by withholding lottery revenue from tribal lands. With 27 lottery sites allegedly within treaty boundaries, the tribe seeks an injunction and a trial in Topeka to reclaim sovereignty and…
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