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Treasury Begins Disbursing $4.8B To Native American Tribes

The U.S. Treasury announced Tuesday it has begun distributing $4.8 billion in relief funding to Native American tribal governments across the country, $600 million of which is set to go to the Navajo Nation.

In a news release, the Treasury said it is distributing 60 percent of its $8 billion package to native tribes based on population data used in distributing the Indian Housing Block Grant. The data is based on U.S. Census figures.

https://patch.com/arizona/across-az/treasury-begins-disbursing-4-8b-native-american-tribes

 

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