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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 2002

Preliminary results of a vote among members of the Western Shoshone Nation of Nevada clear the way for a languishing $128 million-plus land claim settlement.

The money was awarded by the Indian Claims Commission, which said the tribe lost the land because non-Indians moved in. The funds have been garnering interest as the member tribes of the Nation decide what to do.

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) wants the money distributed as long as the tribes agree. A number of tribal activists oppose accepting the money.

Get the Story:
Shoshone accept treaty settlement money (The Reno Gazette Journal 6/5)

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