
                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, July 20, 1990                   TAG: 9007200180
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A4   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: MONTREAL                                LENGTH: Short

CANADA TO OBTAIN LAND CLAIMED BY MOHAWKS

Canada's federal government intends to acquire land to end a dispute between Mohawk Indians and local authorities over property the Indians consider sacred, a Quebec official announced Thursday.

Quebec's native affairs minister, John Ciaccia, said federal officials have approved the purchase - or expropriation if necessary - of a 55-acre tract of forest. The village of Oka, 18 miles west of Montreal, had planned to use the land to extend a golf course.

- Associated Press

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