89.) This is a newspaper article from March 5th, 2000, about the Shoshone's facing cash settlement for land claims with "extinguishment clause". This newspaper article raises points related to previous Article 88., concerning monetary land claim settlements happening now with the Haudenosaunee in New York State. (7 min. read)
As expressed in article 88.,- "it's an old story". Here is the newspaper article in its entirety. Title of article: " Nevada tribe has to choose between cash and heritage" By James Rainey, Los Angeles Times. Printed in the Buffalo News/Sunday, March 5th, 2000. "SOUTH FORK RESERVATION. Nev.- At an isolated subdivision here, boxy government housing perches on a scrub bush hillside, wood stoves provide the only heat, and television screens seem to drone all day - a sad refrain for people who have lost their place. At least a third of the Shoshone Indians on this reservation don't have jobs. Those who do usually struggle to make a living on a tiny sliver of their once vast homeland. So it's hard to say what is more surprising: that people here have $116 million in the bank, or that some of them don't want the money. But "money in the bank" takes an entirely different cast when the bank is the U.S. Treasury and when withdrawal could end a ...