Navajo Nation to receive $554 million settlement from U.S. government

The U.S. government will pay the Navajo Nation $554 million to settle claims that it mismanaged funds and natural resources on the Navajo reservation. This is the largest settlement ever for a single American Indian tribe. The Navajo reservation is spread across several states, with portions located in Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. The 14 million acres of trust lands are leased for grazing, oil, farming, gas, and mineral extraction, The Washington Post reports, as well as for housing, easements...