Oklahoma tribes says proposed legal changes puts ancestral lands in Ohio at risk

NPR | By Adriana Martinez-Smiley,

Sarah Liese

Published November 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM EST

The Trump administration has proposed changes to the National Historic Preservation Act that could endanger historic sites that are significant to tribal nations across the country. Oklahoma tribes say that puts ancestral lands in Ohio at risk.

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