6. Give the acreages for each year which will be shown in answer to No. 4 above, broken down by the type of transaction. Tribal: None. Individually owned: See attached chart. 7. How many transactions, by which tribal or individual Indian lands were acquired, where consummated during each fiscal year since July 1, 1947? Tribal: None. Individually owned: See attached chart. 8. How many acres were so acquired during each calendar year. since July 1, 1947? Tribal: None. Individually owned: 1,295. 9. Give the numbers of transactions for each year which will be shown in answer to No. 7 above, broken down by the type of transaction. Tribal: None. Individually owned: See attached chart. 10. Give the acreages for each year which will be shown in answer to No. 8 above broken down by the type of transaction. Number of acres in tribal ownership on Dec. 31, 1957: Number of acres held by the United States in trust. 3,247 0 12. Number of acres of trust or restricted land in individual Indian ownership on December 31, 1957? 13. Cite and discuss briefly any special acts of Congress which have affected the acquisition and disposal of Indian lands (termination acts, private acts directing the issuance of patents in fee, etc.). What study is being made of the cause and effect of sales? Has the tribal council passed or considered any resolutions on this subject? Please elaborate and include any resolutions approved. There have been no special acts of Congress with respect to acquisition and disposal of Indian lands within the jurisdiction of the Kiowa area field office. From close personal contacts and careful reviews of applications, it is known that most persons desiring land sales wish to better their living conditions. Budgets for the expenditure of proceeds from land sales are prepared for welfare clients, aged and incompetent persons and minors. Disbursement of their funds is supervised in accordance with the terms of the budgets. Homes have been purchased or repaired and improved from the proceeds of land sales. In other instances, proceeds from land sales have been used at a very rapid rate with persons selling the land deriving little or no lasting benefits for themselves and their families. The State department of public welfare requires all recipients of assistance through their program to apply for the sale of all surplus land holdings in excess of 40 acres which may be retained, provided it is used as a homesite. In some cases, provisions have been made for the care of aged persons through the sale of their land when relatives are unwilling or unable to assume any responsibility. Tribal councils have not passed any resolutions concerning land sales or other land transactions. 14. Discuss to what extent, if any, the heirship, or multiple ownership, problem has affected the acquisition and disposal of Indian lands, with particular reference to the following facets of the problem: (a) There are no undivided interests owned by tribes. (b) Several undivided land interests held in a trust or restricted status with the remaining undivided interests owned by non-Indians have been sold through advertised sales. In other cases, undivided interests have been advertised with no bids being received. Success in selling these interests apparently is governed by whether the bidder knows he will be able to negotiate for the purchase of the nontrust or nonrestricted interest. In no case has the non-Indian owner submitted a bid for the purchase of the interest held in a restricted or trust status. This does not present a serious problem as there are not a great many non-Indians holding interests in land. (c) The six tribes under the jurisdiction of the Kiowa area field office are not under the Indian Reorganization Act. (d) Difficulty has been encountered among heirs as to the use or disposal of lands which are in a fractionated status. In most instances, it is necessary to advertise for sealed bids in order to keep the land under farming and grazing lease. After the land has been advertised for lease and an adequate bid received, every effort is made to get the consent of as many of the heirs as possible, and the area field representative signs in behalf of the remaining heirs. No land is sold or partitioned without the consent of all adult owners and the consent of the guardians of owners who are minors. (e) Consent of all adult owners and the guardians of minors or incompetent persons is required before land is sold. Proceeds from the sale of land conveyed by minors or persons who are incompetent are budgeted and disbursed under careful supervision. The tribes have expressed no interest in purchasing trust or restricted land under the jurisdiction of the Kiowa area field office. PART II-KIOWA The purpose of this part of the questionnaire is to determine to what extent key tracts have gone into non-Indian ownership, the extent to which key tracts have been conveyed to other Indians or to the tribe, and the extent to which key tracts which were in fee status have been acquired by individual Indians or tribes. Since July 1, 1953, approximate date of the initiation of the present policy of not subordinating the interests of the individual Indian owner of land to the interests of the tribe or other individual Indians. 1. How much acreage and how many tracts have been sold that the tribe, individual Indian owners, or the Bureau have alleged were key tracts? None. 2. How much acreage and how many of the tracts alleged by the tribes or individual Indian owners to be key tracts were determined by Bureau officials not to be key tracts? None. 3. How much acreage and how many tracts alleged by the tribe to be key tracts were sold to the tribe or individual Indian owners? None. 4. How much acreage and how many tracts alleged by the tribe to be key tracts were sold to non-Indians? None. 5. If there were sales of key tracts to non-Indians, discuss the effect that such sales have had on the use of Indian land remaining in Indian ownership. Not applicable. 6. Discuss the extent to which key tracts which were in fee status have been acquired in trust or restricted status by individual Indians, or in trust or fee status by tribes. Not applicable. PART III-KIOWA The purpose of this part of the questionnaire is to ascertain to what extent the tribes have assumed responsibility for real estate activities. 1. Give the position of each tribal real estate employee, his annual salary, and the nature of his work. No tribal real estate employees. 2. Give the position of each agency real estate employee whose salary, in part or in full, is paid by the tribe, the salary of such employee, the amount of such salary paid by the tribe, and the nature of his work. No agency real estate employees paid for from tribal funds. 3. Does the tribe have a regularly employed real estate adviser or consultant to advise the council with regard to tribal real estate activities? Explain fully. No. 4. Does the tribal organization have a real estate committee with authority to approve tribal real estate activities? Explain fully. No. 5. Does the tribal organization have a real estate committee which advises the tribal council with regard to tribal real estate activities? Explain fully. No. 6. To what extent has the tribe employed private consultants to study particular phases of its real estate activities. Explain fully. If the Bureau has disapproved such employment, explain why. None. 8. Has the tribe or the area office been instructed to turn real estate operations over to the Bureau? Please comment on the differences in effectiveness of Bureau and tribal operations. All real estate operations handled by the Bureau. |