Dakotas Tribes Settle Claims With Fed Government
by Associated Press
November 26, 2012 8:07 AM
Four tribes in the Dakotas have recently received more than $100 million through settlements with the federal government.
The money is for claims that the government mismanaged tribal money and trust lands. The federal government is paying more than $1 billion to dozens of tribes across the country.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota and South Dakota is getting $49 million. In South Dakota, the Rosebud Sioux are getting $20 million, the Lower Brule Sioux $18 million and the Crow Creek Sioux $14.5 million.
The settlements are separate from a trust funds lawsuit involving individual members of tribes across the country.
