Gov’t rolls out $1.9B Indian land buyback program

Published December 19, 2012 1:14am ET



HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. government officials said Tuesday they are launching a $1.9 billion Native American land buyback program now that a nearly 17-year lawsuit over more than a century’s worth of mismanaged trust royalties is settled.

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