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April 13, 2012

U.S. Reaches $1B Settlement in Native Land Trust Cases 
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The Justice Department has announced a $1 billion dollar settlement with
41 Native American tribes for the mismanagement of land trusts by the
federal government. The settlement will resolve dozens of longstanding
claims.



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