Dakota Tribes Get $48 Million Through Contract Settlement

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Dakotas tribes are getting about $48 million through a nearly $1 billion settlement between the federal government and tribes across the country.

The deal settles a claim that the government failed to adequately compensate tribes while they managed education, law enforcement and other federal services.

In South Dakota, the Oglala Sioux Tribe is getting the most money, at about $12.8 million. The tribe was one of the lead plaintiffs.

In North Dakota, the Three Affiliated Tribes is getting the biggest share — nearly $8 million.

Other tribes getting money are the Standing Rock Sioux, Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, Spirit Lake Sioux, Cheyenne River Sioux, Crow Creek Sioux, Flandreau Santee Sioux, Lower Brule Sioux, Rosebud Sioux and Yankton Sioux. Several tribal colleges in the states also are getting money.