Largest Settlement a Turning Point in US-Navajo Nation Relations

A record multi-million-dollar settlement between the United States government and the Navajo Nation has been seen as a turning point in relations between the Federal government and the entire Indian nation. It is the largest sum ever paid by the U.S. government to a single Indian tribe. Within the territory of the United States are 562 nations -- ethnically-, culturally- and linguistically-diverse Native American tribes recognized by the United States as sovereign governments. The largest...

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