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Senate actions brings relief to Elouise Cobell, funds to MT tribe

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Elouise Cobell (AP photo)

Elouise Cobell (AP photo)


Elouise Cobell (Blackfeet) came one step closer to sealing a long-fought victory in her lawsuit against the Interior Department as the Senate on Friday approved the $3.4 billion settlement in a package. The legislation now moves to the House, where similar language has already been approved.

“It’s 17 below and the Blackfeet nation is feeling warm,” Cobell told the Associated Press. “I don’t know if people understand or believe the agony you go through when one of the beneficiaries passes away without justice.”

Here’s the full AP story on Missoulian.com.

You can read full statements from Elouise Cobell and President Barack Obama on the Senate vote at Jodi Rave’s blog, Buffalo’s Fire.

In other news,
U.S. Senate approves water rights settlements with Crow Tribe, others
The Senate also approved Friday several water rights settlements, including a a $462 million portion going to Montana’s Crow Tribe. Arizona’s White Mountain Apache Tribe and New Mexico’s Pueblo of Taos and a group of four other pueblos were also included in the almost $1 billion settlement.

The measure would guarantee the tribes’ rights to water resources, while the money attached to the settlement would help build safe drinking water and irrigation systems, the Associated Press reports.

    “It opens the door to economic recovery for the tribe,” said Crow Chairman Cedric Black Eagle, whose tribe has long struggled with poverty. “We would have the potential to utilize Crow water for industrial use as well as commercial use, having safe drinking water, having an irrigation project.”

    Jenna Cederberg

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Paul
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Everyone is done a disservice by these stories that carry headlines about money coming, when the truth is money really coming requires approval by both the House and the Senate, an appropriation by the House, and the President’s signature. Headlines prematurely stating money is coming equal “Santa Claus coming!”

November 21st, 2010 at 12:02 pm
Striking Bear - Hunkpapa Lakota
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This is no earmark, nor entitlement program.

This is about a historical 234 year old fought over strugle against elitist political corruption, a strugle for emancipation from derrelict politicians since the new deal. Mismanagers or stupid stewards if you will. Whatever We Americans want to call them now days!.

When the allocations of this settlement starts, we will be watching very closely that this settlement is allocated justly. Since the Blackfeet Tribe is mentioned in this settlement.

I would like to ad that there are other INDIGENOUS TRIBES that need attention in 50 other States!.

Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Cheyenne, Arapaho related Tribes should be examining any grievence; perpetrated by any governmental agency since 1868.

These would not be Earmarks nor Entitlement expenditures as some devious few would like to call them.

Standing Bear proclaims Today.

NO more Bail outs, NO Black Farmers Reprive, NO 9/11 NY responders Insurance, NO dream act, and certainly NO raising of taxes in Rural Communities all across America.

And if any Mayor in any North East City wants to build something; then have it’s citizens in that state pay for it’s full cost!.

Geronimo Will not be pleased knowing that only 200 million dollars has been allocated from this settlement for Apache Tribes in Apache Land. It should be A LOT MORE!.

May you have a Spirited Thanksgiving!.

November 25th, 2010 at 7:00 am

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