Yakama Nation to Get $7.2 Million in Lawsuit Settlement
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) — The Yakama Nation will soon get $7.2 million as part of a settled class action lawsuit involving hundreds of tribes.
The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the $940 million settlement was approved in an Albuquerque, New Mexico, district court and finalized by the Obama Administration, ending 25 years of dispute over insufficient payments to tribal agencies.
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