What is the fine-grained topic of the following text: Finally, a decent, honorable and ultimately expensive settlement may be in sight for Blackfeet Indian Elouise Cobell, who filed suit in 1996 on behalf of hundreds of thousands of Native Americans.The elemental issue is the failure of the U.S. government to be responsible stewards of oil, gas and timber receipts and other royalties held in trust from Indian lands as far back as 1887. Only return the topic.
Settlement for Native Americans over the U.S. government's mismanagement of royalties from Indian lands.