The Navajo Nation leases approximately 14 million acres of its land to the U.S. government to use for farming, oil, gas production and mining, and the tribe said the U.S. had “mismanaged resources on [these] tribal lands.” The news site describes the historic nature of this financial settlement: “It is the largest payment ever made by the government to a single tribe.” Ben Shelly, president of the Navajo Nation, said that the settlement was a “victory for tribal sovereignty.” theroot/articles/culture/2014/09/us_government_reaches_settlement_and_will_pay_554_million_to_the_navajo.html
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 06:00:10 +0000