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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2002

Three Oklahoma tribes praised passage of a bill to settle their ownership rights in the Arkansas river bed.

The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations lost land to white settlement and a shifting river. They will share a $40 million payment.

The Cherokee Nation will get half, the Choctaw 37.5 percent and the Chickasaws 12.5.

President Bush has to sign the bill to make it official.

Get the Story:
Tribes hail settlement of river land dispute (The Daily Oklahoman 11/22)

Get the Bill:
The Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act (H.R.3534)

Relevant Documents:
Written Witness Testimony (4/17)

Related Stories:
Okla. tribe wants river suit kept alive (09/10)
Okla. tribes want river bed settlement (04/19)
Bill to compensate for loss of land (04/11)