Leaders of the Chinook Indian Nation said the resolution of their decades-long fight guarantees compensation for lands lost to the U.S. government.
PORTLAND, Oregon — When the Chinook Indian Nation (CIN) won a legal case back in 1970, they were awarded settlement funds as compensation for land taken from them by the U.S. government over 170 years ago. Now, 54 years later, a new legal victory has finally set in motion distributing those funds.
Leaders with the CIN held a news conference Thursday morning. They explained the significance of the ruling isn’t only the funding, but more importantly, the acknowledgement of the CIN as the heirs
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