Cobell settlement: Indian lawsuit money paid out soon
Founder & Editor in Chief
In 1996, when Montana bank president and former Blackfeet tribal treasurer Eloise Cobell sued the U.S. in a class-action lawsuit, she brought national attention to a century of colossal mismanagement by the federal government of land and natural resources it held in trust for tribal members.
Jodi Rave Spotted Bear (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation)
Founder & Editor in Chief
Location: Twin Buttes, North Dakota
Spoken Languages: English
Topic Expertise: Federal trust relationship with American Indians; Indigenous issues ranging from spirituality and environment to education and land rights
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