Barack Obama
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Obama Administration Announces Settlement with Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations
This summer, President Obama visited the Choctaw Nation during his trip to Oklahoma. It was the second of his four visits to Native American tribes during his tenure as President.
Today, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel was back for a major announcement.
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the settlement of The Chickasaw Nation and The Choctaw Nation v. The Department of the Interior, a lawsuit filed by the nations regarding the U.S. government's accounting and management of funds and natural resources that it holds in trust for these communities. The $186 million agreement resolves a long-standing dispute, with some of the claims dating back more than 100 years, and brings an end to protracted, vigorously contested and expensive litigation that has burdened both nations and the United States for a decade...
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As I have noted previously, this settlement is part of a pattern the Obama administration has been working on for years now.
The Departments of Justice, Interior, and Treasury have been diligently engaged in settlement conversations with more than 100 litigating tribes. On April 11, 2012, the United States announced settlements with 41 tribes for at least $1 billion. Since that time, the federal government has focused considerable, dedicated effort on the remaining tribal trust accounting and trust mismanagement cases. Including the settlement with the Chickasaw and Choctaw Nations, this Administration has resolved, since October 1, 2010, breach of trust claims with a total of 86 tribes and combined value of about $2.8 billion.
It's also important to remember that both the Chickasaw and Choctaw Tribes were re-located to Oklahoma in the 1830's as part of the Trail of Tears. President Obama is not just using diplomacy to deal with our country's history of foreign disasters. There is healing required right here at home as well.
Read More http://immasmartypants.blogspot.com/2015/10/obama-administration-announces.html
Choctaw Removal Was Really a Trail of Tears
Read More.http://www.choctawnation.com/history/choctaw-nation-history/trail-of-tears/
Thank Mr President.

Cha
(308,417 posts)So many people love him for who he is and what he's done for our Native Americans and everyone else in the vast country of ours.
Those who ignorantly rail against him for political purposes are on the wrong side of history.
Thank you for the great news, she!
sheshe2
(90,326 posts)He has brought so much healing to our Nation, for so little credit Cha.
His legacy grows and you are right, so many are on the wrong side of history.
SleeplessinSoCal
(9,954 posts)Most hard working POTUS vs. most sluggish Congress in history.
Aristus
(69,315 posts)Glad that Barack Obama is our President!...
sheshe2
(90,326 posts)I am so proud of all he has accomplished.
I love this President.
Hugs, she~
jalan48
(14,722 posts)sheshe2
(90,326 posts)THIS IS THE BARACK OBAMA GROUP!
Comment on the OP. This is about the rights of first Americans. Our President righted a 100+ year old indignity.
I suggest you start your own thread in GD on TPP. I ask you to delete your comment or I will block you from this group.
jalan48
(14,722 posts)Thanks for the offer but I I'll have to decline being in your group.
sheshe2
(90,326 posts)F4lconF16
(3,747 posts)Obama has not been perfect, but there are times I am immensely grateful to have had him as president. This is happy news. Thanks, sheshe2
WIProgressive88
(314 posts)I may not always agree with him, but he is a good man whose presidency will be remembered quite fondly once the dust has all settled. Thanks for the post!
George II
(67,782 posts)....he somehow seems to be able to do just a little bit more. This one was way overdue.
What a President, what a man.
ucrdem
(15,720 posts)Props to PBO and a hattip to Eric Holder who worked on this the whole time he was AG
p.s. sheshe!
sheshe2
(90,326 posts)Every damn day being trashed for doing nothing. They seem to think ya just snap your fingers and it is done.
They did it and it took years and it is done! It is done and it is beautiful!
I love it and I love you.
ucrdem
(15,720 posts)while they were busy listening to Alex Jones on Prison Planet . . .
p.s.

luv ya back.