APPENDIX C FORMAT FOR PROPOSED ANNUAL REPORT ON INDIAN AFFAIRS 93-440 O - 78 - 12 RECOMMENDED IN CHAPTER TWO PART I-INDIAN TREATIES, AGREEMENTS, AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS (This part would be based on Kappler's Laws and Treaties Royce's Indian Land Cessions, and the National Archives' List of Documents Concerning the Negotiation of Ratified Indian Treaties. The organization could place the treaties, agreements and executive orders in chronological order with the maps and lists of related documents with the pertinent treaty.) PART II-HISTORY, LEGISLATION, AND CURRENT CONDITIONS ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS NOTE. The following would be a "form" report filled out by the Federal Officer in charge each year. It is based on a "questionnaire on a reservation profile" drafted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs a few years ago. Some changes have been made. A. NOMENCLATURE 1. Proper name of tribes.-If unorganized, the generally accepted name. B. LAND 1. Location.-Describe the reservation's geographic location within a State or States and county or counties. Describe the proximity of trade centers. identifying the same and giving a general statement concerning size, population, and industry. 2. Climate. State the length of the growing season, the length of the tourist or recreational season, and give average temperature ranges and average annual precipitation. 3. Historical.-Give the initial date of establishment of the reservation and groups and/or tribes for whom established, and citations to treaties, laws, and executive orders and original and present land area of the reservation. 4. Ownership.-(a) Tribal (trust and fee separately), trust allotted, Government-owned (totals as of June 30, last fiscal year). (b) Characteristics of ownership. Show the pattern of ownership, whether it is checkerboarded, scattered or contiguous. Make a brief comment on the possible improvement in the characteristics of ownership by unitization, syndication, etc. 5. Present Land Use.-Include the major categories of land use on the reservation with an average by percentage of each type, e.g. farming, grazing, commercial, etc. The percentage of Indian and nonIndian use of Indian land should also be given. The various categories of use should include a breakdown between individual Indian trust land and tribal lands. 6. Heirship.-Number and percentage breakdown of allotted trust tracts belonging to a single owner, 2-10 owners, over 10 owners. Number of probate cases completed during the last fiscal year and the number pending. Total acreage in heirship status. Describe the heirship problem on the reservation. 7. Potential.-Give brief statement on reservation land potential. Describe tribal land acquisition program, if any. Indicate income from tribal land purchases made during the last year and the purchase price. 8. Transportation.-Describe the major highways giving access to the reservation and the intra-reservation roads. How many miles of roads are there on the reservation? How many miles of roads are Bureau maintained? What jurisdiction (s) maintain the balance? Indicate commercial airports and railroads nearest to the reservation. List by percentage use of transportation, such as truck, car, horse, public, etc. Does the present adequacy or inadequacy of the road system hinder or help economic development of the reservation or the Indian's work opportunities? C. POPULATION 1. Resident Total.-(a) Give the total number of Indian residents on the reservation, number of families, average number per family, average age, and other pertinent data. (b) Provide similar information for Indians residing adjacent to the reservation, i.e., service area. population. (c) State briefly population trends. (d) Provide total number of adults (over 18), subdivided by sex, and the total number of minors. (e) Provide the total number of Indians residing on the reservation who are members of tribes other than those in residence. 2. Tribal Membership.—(a) Give total membership of tribe at present time. If an estimate, indcate, (b) Date of latest tribal roll. D. TRIBAL ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNMENT 1. Governing Body.-Give history of the tribal governing body, its functions, and membership. 2. Budget. Give income and expenditures for the last fiscal year differentiating between tribal and other funds. 3. Member Civic Participation.-Describe the interest and activity of tribal members in tribal or social affairs and off-reservation, nonIndian affairs. E. DISPOSITION OF JUDGMENT AWARDS 1. Past.-Describe and evaluate the use of any judgment awards in the past. 2. Current.-How does the tribe propose to use funds from the current award? (Attach any resolutions or program outlines.) F. ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES AND POTENTIALS 1. Reservation Development.-Indicate both resources development and industrial or commercial potential for the reservation. 2. Labor Force.-(a) List the number of resident Indians employed on or near the reservation. (b) List the number of unemployed under |