Southern Alberta first nation members to receive $2,000 each from Federal Goverment

Members of a southern Alberta First Nation will get two-thousand dollars each after ratifying a multimillion-dollar deal to settle an old grievance with the federal government.

The Blood Tribe filed a claim nearly two decades ago alleging Ottawa mismanaged their once lucrative cattle business in the early 1900s.

Ottawa accepted the claim in 2011, negotiations began in 2013 and an agreement was reached late last year, but the deal had to be ratified.

The band says 40 per cent of eligible voters turned out to cast ballots and only 49 people voted against the settlement.