Attachment No. 5: Narrative discussion on the heirship or multiple ownership problem, part I.

Attachment No. 6: Part II of the questionnaire relating to key tracts, narrative report.

Attachment No. 7: Part III of the questionnaire pertaining to tribal employment.

We have attempted to answer the questions posed. However, if further information is required, we will submit as soon as possible.

Sincerely yours,

R. E. MILES, Acting Superintendent.

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

NOTE. No records available on the acreage acquired by the Blackfeet Tribe in fee status.
Government-owned land summary (includes administrative sites and

NOTE.-Indian use approximates 53 percent of submarginal acreage. All use under grazing permit except 1 40-acre tract under pasture lease.

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NARRATIVE REPORT QUESTION 13, PART I OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE

The following acts of Congress were or are in effect and have affected the acquisition and disposition of Blackfeet Indian lands.

(1) Act of March 1, 1907 (34 Stat. 1015, 1035): An act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department. This is the act whereby the Secretary was instructed to make allotments to eligible members of the Blackfeet Tribe. The acreage was set at 320 acres to each qualified Blackfoot. No restrictions against alienation were written in the act and disposal was possible under other authorities. General usage locally refers to the lands under this act as the original allotments and minerals are owned by the original allottee or his heirs.

(2) Act of June 30, 1919 (41 Stat. 3): An act making appropriations for the 1920 fiscal year expenses and other purposes of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

The act of June 30, 1919, repealed portions of the March 1, 1907 act as related to the disposal of surplus unallotted lands within the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. Allotments were made for a 6-month period to eligible members of all unallotted lands not previously allotted, or reserved. By this act all eligible members previously allotted 320 acres were allotted an additional 80 acres designated as their homestead allotment. Further, those that had not made a selection were allotted 320 acres plus an 80-acre homestead.

The act provided a reservation of all minerals to the Blackfeet Tribe on all previously unallotted tribal land and that the land designated as a homestead should remain inalienable and nontaxable, until Congress shall otherwise direct.

(3) Act of June 2, 1924 (43 Stat. 252): An act to provide for the disposal of homestead allotments of deceased Blackfeet allottees.