text: does anyone know how much money the american indians are still getting from the gov.? last i heard it was around 800 million a year. the money "given" to the various tribes are from treaties signed when the us took lands from the american indians. not all tribes receive equal amounts of monies from the government. some of the money is compensation for taking lands that were signed over to the american indians, reservations, then taken away again as valuable natural resources, gold, etc, were found on those lands.  this guy needs to read more than one reader's digest condensed "history of the american indian" to be able to argue about the american indians with anybody.  p.s. i'm ojibwe; i have never applied for, or received any funds based on my heritage. maybe it was precogntion for when i met baised people like you, and this topic always arises.