I. ABERDEEN AREA OFFICE 1. CHEYENNE RIVER AGENCY Hon. JAMES E. MURRAY, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, Cheyenne Agency, S. Dak., June 5, 1958. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. MY DEAR SENATOR: Reference is made to your letter of April 17, 1958, submitting questionnaire on the disposition and acquisition of Indian lands in the last 10 years. Attached is the completed questionnaire and accessory material for the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota. If additional information is necessary, please feel free to call upon us. Sincerely yours, NORALF NESSET, Superintendent. CHEYENNE RIVER QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE DISPOSITION AND ACQUISITION OF INDIAN LANDS IN THE LAST TEN YEARS PART I The data contained in the answers have been taken from the actual records of the Cheyenne River Agency. The only estimation made is No. 14 (a) the percentage of estates with five heirs or more having been liquidated. Due to the extensive land exchange program which was conducted at this agency, the records have been set up so reports could readily be made. As to tribal and individual owned trust or restricted land: 1. How many acres were there in tribal ownership on July 1, 1947? There were 786,721.38. How many acres in trust? There were 786,721.38. How many acres which tribe had acquired in fee? None. 2. How many acres of trust or restricted land were there in individual Indian ownership of July 1, 1947? |