BILL ALSO CONTAINS REPAYMENT TO NATIVE AMERICANS UNDER COBELL SETTLEMENT FOR THE MISMANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ON NATIVE On December 8, 2010, President Barack Obama signed historic legislation funding a settlement, known as “Pigford II” between the US Department of Agriculture and American Black farmers, many of whom had suffered decades of discrimination. The NAACP … Continue reading President Obama Signs Historic Bill Funding Pigford II Racial Discrimination Settlement