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COARSEGOLD — Today, the U.S. Department of Interior accepted 283 acres of land into federal trust for the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians. The land includes two parcels known as Bible Story and Safari World near Coarsegold in the Sierra foothills, within the tribe’s ancestral territory. “Placing this land into trust is an exercise of our sovereignty,” said Chairwoman Claudia ...