Obama signs €3.4bn deal for Native Americans

BARACK OBAMA has signed a landmark law that will pay American Indians and black farmers $4.6 billion (€3.4bn) to deal with claims of government mistreatment going back decades.

The US president had promised during his election campaign to work towards resolving disputes over the government’s past discrimination against minorities.

The measure he signed settles a pair of lawsuits and four disputes over Native American water rights in Arizona, New Mexico and Montana.