Minnesota tribes could lose nearly $700 million in federal funding

Minnesota tribes could lose nearly $700 million in federal funding

WASHINGTON — Since President Donald Trump began his second term in office, the relationship between the nation’s tribes has frayed, largely because $24 billion earmarked for Indian Country, including nearly $700 million to Minnesota tribes, has been threatened. The federal government has a special relationship with the nation’s Indian tribes and has treaty obligations to provide certain funding. But problems with this relationship began with a s…