Largest US settlement awarded for Native Americans

Wed, 12/09/2009 - 13:21
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The US government has reached an agreement on the largest settlement involving Native Americans in the history of the United States.  The Department of the Interior will pay 3.4 billion dollars to settle claims that they mismanaged American Indian trust funds dating back to 1887.  Advocates for the settlement say it marks an important step, but that there is much more to be done.  FSRN’s Matt Pearson reports.

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