Mescalero Apache Tribe to share per cap from $33M settlement

Tuesday, December 4, 2012  

The Mescalero Apache Tribe of New Mexico will be sharing a portion of its $32.8 million trust fund settlement.

The tribe approved a per capita payment of $1,500. The checks will be mailed next week, The Albuquerque Journal reported.

The tribe has already used settlement funds for economic development and other purposes. About $10 million remains and that's expected to be shared next year, the Journal reported.

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$1,500 Going To Tribe Members (The Albuquerque Journal 12/2)

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