The U.S. Government Offered The Sioux More Than $1 Billion For The Black Hills – They Refused To Take The Money
The funds were appropriated into the account.
They were not distributed to the tribes.
Under federal law governing Indian judgment funds, the specific plan for distributing such funds must be developed and approved through a process involving both the tribal governments and Congress.
The tribal governments of the nine Sioux nations declined to develop or approve a distribution plan.
They declined because accepting the funds — beginning the process of distribution — would legally extinguish the land claim.
So the money sat.
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