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The U.S. government will pay $492 million to 17 American Indian tribes to settle long-standing disputes over mismanagement of natural resources and other tribal assets.
The Interior and Justice departments announced the settlement in a joint press release that came as tribal leaders from across the country attended President Barack Obama’s eighth and final White House Tribal Nations Conference. In the release, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell pointed to the President’s “continued commitment to reconciliation and empowerment for Indian country.”
The settlements help resolve more than 100 lawsuits totaling more than $3.3 billion brought by Native individuals and tribal governments – and spanning more than a century of alleged mismanagement. They also help fulfill a promise Obama made before taking office.
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