Government pays $1billion compensation to Indian tribes over century-old claims to money and land

The federal government is set to pay out more than $1billion to a number of American Indian tribes to settle disputes which have been ongoing for more than a century.

The tribes claim that the government mismanaged their funds as well as tribal land supposed to be held in trust.

The agreement announced on Wednesday will resolve claims brought by 41 tribes from across the country to reclaim money lost in mismanaged [...]