Native American land settlement claims due June 30

Native American land settlement claims due June 30

The deadline to file a claim regarding Indian land settlements is June 30.The Cobbell case was started by Eloise Cobell to report the mismanagement of land, funds, and other assets by the federal government after the Dawes Act of 1887.The law divided native reservations into plots and gave them to Native Americans.In turn, they were granted U.S. citizenship and were required to abide by all U.S. laws.Bill Dorris is a lawyer with the Kilpatrick T…