The tribal plan for the use and distribution of $4.5 million awarded to the Yankton Sioux Tribe by the Indian Claims Commission is being published in the Federal Register.
The plan has been approved by Congress and is effective February 7, 1975.
It calls for a per capita distribution of 80 percent of the award to tribal members as of the effective date. It is expected that the tribal roll will have been brought current within 60 days of that date.
The remaining 20 percent will be used for various tribal programs. These include a land purchase and development fund higher education fund, elderly and handicapped fund, a community development fund and a miscellaneous fund.
