A plan for the use and distribution of more than $400,000 awarded to the Mojave Indians by the Indian Claims Commission for lands taken more than a century ago by the United States is being published in the Federal Register.
The award will be divided between the Fort Mojave Tribe of the Fort Mojave Reservation and certain persons of Mojave ancestry from the Colorado River Reservation. Both reservations are located on the California-Arizona, border.
The funds apportioned to the Fort Mojave Tribe, according to the plan approved by Congress and made effective April 12, will all be used for tribal programs, including health benefits for the elderly, improved transportation for tribal members and other community needs.
The funds apportioned to the Colorado River Mojaves will be distributed to the individuals on a per capita basis after a roll of eligible persons has been completed.
