Posted on 09/25/2014 9:11:25 AM PDT by Olog-hai
The Navajo Nation is poised receive $554 million from the federal government over mismanagement of tribal resources in the largest settlement of its kind for a single American Indian tribe.
Much of the land on the 27,000-square-mile reservation has been leased for things like farming, grazing, oil and gas development, mining and housing. The leases once were largely overseen by the government, which mismanaged the revenue and failed to properly invest and account for it, according to the tribe.
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Sounds like the same so called management of our Social Security funds.
More free money to build more casinos. The white eyes are real idiots. LOL! Hey gubmint! GET SOME FRICKIN REAL LAWYERS AND MAYBE WIN ONE FOR THE TAXPAYERS EVERY NOW AND THEN.
BINGO!!!
Right.
They already:
Have their own sovereign territory on US soil (something we fought against in the Civil War)
Have their own legal system
Have their own tribal courts
Have a free ride through school/university
Have the ability to benefit from Affirmative Action
Have their own almost monopoly on the casino system
Law enforcement handing out tickets on INTERSTATE 40.
Free housing on land purchased by the U.S. Government to relocate those living close to the Hopi reservation.
It never ends...
Did they forget that white man speak with forked tongue?
Re: “Public meetings will be held to ask Navajos how they think the money should be spent...”
Well that’s only fair.
The “Navajo Nation” deserves a chance to mismanage its own money.
Less than 5% will trickle down to the Chapter House level.......
BINGO!!!
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Nope, no more bingo since Twin Arrows opened......
This is yet another scam on many levels. Who staffs most of the Bureau of Indiana Affairs...freakin’ indians! Other peoples’ money is alright to steal, I guess. Well, as long as you have unlimited paper, ink and the presses with which to print it. Cowabunga!!!!!
The Chiefs will get the money and the rest of the tribe $24 in beads.
You have to almost live here to understand. LOL!!!
You have to almost live here to understand. LOL!!!
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Spent 40+ years there. What don’t I understand?
That’s not what I meant. I was pretty sure you with quite familiar with the place.
Thats not what I meant. I was pretty sure you with quite familiar with the place.
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Now I understand ,,,,, empathy/sympathy.
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