SLOAN, Iowa — The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska has come closer than ever to the long-sought return of two tracts of Missouri River-adjacent land seized by the government decades ago.
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A faded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sign is shown at Winnebago Bend Wildlife Area. The Corps seized the land from the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska in the 1970s for a recreation project that never came to fruition. A number of efforts have since been made to return control of the land to the tribe.
A gunshot-damaged wildlife management area sign is shown at Winnebago Bend Wildlife Area. The area is 1,600 acres of Nebraska land north of 100th Street along the east banks of the Missouri River southwest of WinnaVegas Casino Resort near Sloan, Iowa. The land was taken by eminent domain by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1970s for river bank stabilization and to create a recreational area and is set to be returned to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
The Winnebago Bend Wildlife Area is shown Wednesday, March 20, 2024. The area is 1,600 acres of Nebraska land north of 100th Street along the east banks of the Missouri River southwest of WinnaVegas Casino Resort near Sloan, Iowa. The land was taken by eminent domain by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1970s for river bank stabilization and to create a recreational area and is set to be returned to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
Check out these photos from the 2024 sandhill crane migration through Nebraska
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
A mass of sandhill cranes takes flight at sunrise along the Platte River outside of Kearney. Journal Star photographer Kenneth Ferriera captured photos of the annual migration last week. For more of his photos, see Page A7 and Journalstar.com.
Sandhill cranes fly through the air along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
A lone sandhill crane spreads its wings as it soars along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney.
A trio of sandhill cranes match speeds as they take off along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, near Kearney.
Sandhill cranes fly along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, near Kearney.
Sandhill cranes gather March 17, ,2024, on the sand banks that dot the Platte River outside of Kearney.
A pair of sandhill cranes dance with one another along the Platte River on March 17, 2024, outside of Kearney. Sandhill cranes mate for life and the dance is part of their courtship and bond.
