American Indians could reap almost $3B in stimulus

American Indians could reap almost $3B in stimulus

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090128/ap_on_go_co/stimulus_american_indians

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Writer Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Writer – Wed Jan 28, 3:23 am ET


WASHINGTON – American Indians stand to gain almost $3 billion as part of the economic stimulus moving through Congress, money that could help some of the nation's poorest communities rebuild roads, improve health care and boost employment that has lagged behind the rest of the country for decades.

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday included $2.8 billion for Indian tribes in its portion of the nearly $900 billion economic stimulus bill, and a House version to be voted on Wednesday includes a similar amount. That includes hundreds of millions of dollars for schools, health clinics, roads, law enforcement and water projects.

IIrc, that's Obama's Crow name.