The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) are due to receive $20 from the federal government as part of a settlement totaling $429 million.
The Eugene Register-Guard is reporting that the CTUIR and 16 other tribes alleged that the federal government had mismanaged money and natural resources held in trust for the tribes.
According to the article, tribal spokesman Chuck Sams says the Umatilla tribes sued the federal government decades ago because it failed to properly compensate them for land use easement agreements for things like timber and agriculture.
For the complete story, visit the Register-Guard website.
