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Court upholds payments to Native American farmers
May 17, 2017, 17:18 PM
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A U.S. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Native American farmers and ranchers who claimed discrimination by the USDA.
The D.C. Circuit ruling affirms a lower court decision to distribute $380 million from the USDA to Native American farmers who were part of the suit. Plaintiffs’ Attorney Christine Webber tells Brownfield the suit was filed in 1999 because Native American farm loan applicants were turned down, being told they could get loans from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
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