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What about us Germans? And the Norwegians?

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First it was the black peanut farmers- now the Native Americans.. I think as a full blood German I was discriminated against because I had to wait in line the other day at the ASCS office- and have to bring more paperwork back :roll: :wink: :lol:

Indian farmers sue the USDA
By PETER JOHNSON
Tribune Staff Writer

FORT BELKNAP — Dozens of Native American farmers and ranchers in Montana, like their counterparts in other rural states, have charged that they've gotten the short end of the stick in government farm and loan programs.

In fact, 60 Fort Belknap Reservation residents joined in a 1999 discrimination lawsuit that accuses the U.S. Department of Agriculture and its Farm Service Agency of systematic discrimination in farm-loan programs.

The lawsuit maintains that thousands of Indian farmers and ranchers were not given the same opportunities for farm loans and disaster assistance that white producers routinely received. The plaintiffs also note that USDA dismantled its system for processing civil-rights claims in the mid-1980s, and has failed to adequately consider complaints of discrimination since then.

"There have been incidents where our people have traveled to FSA offices for appointments, and sat around for 15 minutes while the official they were to meet with didn't show up and everybody else ignored them," Allen said. "Native American people can be timid and sometimes will go away if ignored. We're trying to get Native American people who were wronged to come out of the cracks and speak up."



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http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070514/NEWS01/705140301
 
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