Four tribes get $101M from settled trust lawsuits (The Mitchell Daily Republic 11/20)
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South Dakota tribes received $101M for trust fund settlements
Posted: Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Four South Dakota tribes have settled their trust fund lawsuits for a total of $101.4 million, The Mitchell Daily Republic reports.
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe received $48.9 million, the largest of the four reported settlements.
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe received $20 million, the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe received $18 million and the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe received $14.5 million.
The settlements are the latest from the Obama administration.
This year alone, the federal government has settled lawsuits with 65 tribes for a total of $1.7 billion.
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Four tribes get $101M from settled trust lawsuits (The Mitchell Daily Republic 11/20)
Four tribes get $101M from settled trust lawsuits (The Mitchell Daily Republic 11/20)
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