NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES HAVE WON A 25 YEAR LEGAL BATTLE WITH THE U-S GOVERNMENT. IN A PROPOSED SETTLEMENT FILED IN U-S DISTRICT COURT IN ALBUQUERQUE, THE JUSTICE AND INTERIOR DEPARTMENTS HAVE AGREED TO PAY NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES AND TRIBAL ENTITIES ALMOST ONE BILLION DOLLARS.
FOR YEARS, THE TRIBES HAVE CLAIMED THE GOVERNMENT HAS SHORT-CHANGED THEM IN PAYING FOR SERVICES ON RESERVATIONS…SUCH AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, HOUSING AND EDUCATION.
THE SETTLEMENT RESULTS FROM A 2012 SUPREME COURT RULING THAT SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS LIABLE FOR THE PAYMENTS.
