PART III-CROW CREEK

In connection with this portion of the report, it might be well to add that the tribal clerks' salaries are paid from the fees collected from land transactions and lessor and lessee fees. In land transactions the seller pays a fee based on the total sale price, i. e., from $100.01 to $250, fee $2.50; $251 to $500, fee $5; and for each additional $500 or any part of $500, fee $2. The purchaser pays a fee on the purchase price as follows: $1,000 or less, fee $1.50; $1,000 to $2,000, fee $2; $2,000 or more, $2.50. In addition to the purchaser fees an additional sum of $20 is paid by the purchaser. In connection with leases the following fees are charged based on a total rental. Lessee fees as follows: Rental $1 to $100, fee $1; $101 to $250, fee $2.50; $251 to $500, fee $5. Lessor fees are collected as follows: Rental $25 or less, fee 25 cents; $25 to $50, fee 50 cents; $50.01 to $100, fee $1; $101 to $250, fee $2.50; $251 to $500, fee $5. In order that the Crow Creek Tribe can use these fees it is necessary that a clerk be hired by them to assist in the branch of realty, otherwise, the fees must be deposited in the United States Treasury.

1. The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe has hired one clerk typist to assist in the branch of realty. The annual salary paid to him out of the fees account is $3,175 per annum. This clerk assists in the branch of realty by doing straight copy work or handling correspondence, however, approximately only 30 percent of his time is devoted to realty work and the remainder is used to assist the tribal council with minutes and other work. The tribe also employs another clerk who is paid from the fees account at $3,175 and this clerk devotes all his time to tribal business, none of which is directly connected with tribal real

estate.

2. No Bureau employees are paid in part or full by the tribe.

3. The tribe has no regularly employed real-estate adviser or con

sultant.

4. The entire tribal council acts on all real-estate activities concerning the tribe.

5. The tribe has relied on Bureau personnel for advice regarding their real-estate activities.

6. The tribe has not employed private consultants to study phases of its real-estate activities and they have not expressed any desire to do so. The Bureau has not disapproved such employment.

7. The Plan of Operation of the Land Purchase and Adjustment Enterprise of the Crow Creek Tribe was approved April 7, 1950. The purpose of the enterprise was to consolidate and improve the tenure of the land base on the reservation for the use and benefit of the members of the tribe. The plan provided that the tribe would purchase key tracts of individually owned trust lands, fee lands, and heirship lands. The enterprise was to assume the clerical and ministerial details of leasing, permitting, exchanges, partitions, and other transactions involving the individual and tribal trust lands. The tribe has purchased land and is still purchasing land under this enterprise. The tribe did not assume the clerical and administrative responsibilities in connection with land leasng and land transactions. It is indicated that the land purchases by the tribe were handled by Bureau personnel and all tribal land transactions are handled by Bureau personnel at the present time.

8. To our knowledge neither the tribe nor the area office has been instructed to turn real-estate operations over to the Bureau.

DISPOSALS-REMOVAL FROM INDIAN BUREAU JURISDICTION BY PLACING OF UNRESTRICTED FEE-SIMPLE TITLE IN OWNERS

B. LOWER BRULE RESERVATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

Hon. JAMES E. MURRAY,

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,
Pierre, S. Dak., June 10, 1958.

Chairman, Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs,
United States Senate, Washington, D. C.

DEAR SENATOR MURRAY: In accordance with your request of April 17, 1958, we are enclosing the completed report covering the Lower Brule Reservation.

The acreage shown in the table sent to us by your office have been rounded. There are no estimates in the report as to acreage or numbers of transactions. The narrative report is very general with reference to that portion covering key tracts (part II). The files do not show the basis for the past tribal purchases and there are no allegations that certain tracts are key tracts. There is no information in the files on the history and effectiveness of the tribal land enterprises, therefore, our report is general and does not go into great length.

There will be no report made by officials of the Lower Brule Tribal Council.

It is impossible for my staff to furnish the authorities, dates of acquisition of Federal or Government-owned lands in the time allotted. We are furnishing the following information on the use of Federal-owned land (acreages rounded):

Submarginal land, total acreage--

Acreage in range units permitted to Indians__
Acreage in range units permitted to non-Indians__
Acreage leased to non-Indians___

13, 997

6, 122 7,095

780

We are very happy to have worked on this report for you and trust that you will find the information helpful.

Sincerely yours,

C. H. BEITZEL, Superintendent.

LOWER BRULE

QUESTIONNAIRE ON THE DISPOSITION AND ACQUISITION OF INDIAN
LANDS IN THE LAST 10 YEARS

PART I

As to tribal and individually owned trust or restricted land: 1. There were 24,784.92 acres in tribal ownership on July 1, 1947. There were 24,784.92 in trust land. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe had acquired no land in a fee status.

2. There were 108,272.25 acres in trust or restricted status in allotted or individual Indian ownership on July 1, 1947.

4. The acreage disposed of or removed from Bureau jurisdiction during each fiscal year is shown as a part of the answer to question 3. 5. The numbers of transactions for each year shown in answer to No. 3, broken down by the type of transaction, is shown on the table which follows the questionnaire as follows: lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

6. The acreage for each shown in answer to No. 4, broken down by the type of transaction, is shown on the table which follows the questionnaire as follows: lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 14, and 15.

7. The number of transactions consummated during each fiscal year since July 1, 1957, whereby tribal or individual Indian lands acquired is as follows:

8. The acreage acquired during each fiscal year is shown as a part of the answer to question No. 7.

9. The numbers of transactions for each year shown in answer to question No. 7, broken down by the type of transaction, can be found on lines 21 and 22 of the table which follows the questionnaire.

10. The acreage for each year shown in answer to No. 8, broken down by the type of transaction, can be found on lines 21 and 22 of the table which follows the questionnaire.

11. The acreage in tribal ownership in a trust status as of December 31, 1957, was 40,365.87. United States held all land in trust. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe acquired no land in fee status.

12. There were 78,857.85 acres in trust or restricted status in allotted or individual Indian ownership on December 31, 1957.

13. Prior to the year 1955 a small number of landowners secured legislation that gave them fee patents or unrestricted title to their lands. It is our opinion that these special acts had no great effect on the acquisition and disposal of Indian lands. No study is being made of the course and effect of sales. The Lower Brule Tribal Council has not passed or considered any resolution on the subject of land sales or a study.

14. (a) The Lower Brule Tribe held an undivided interest in 32 tracts of land. In some of these allotments there are over 65 heirs who own the land with the tribe. The tribe owns less than a half