findings and recommendations to the advisory committee. Proposals for land acquisition shall not be considered by the advisory committee unless the lands and the possible uses thereof conform to this landacquisition policy. Following acquisition thereof, a specific plan shall be prepared showing in detail the proposed use and operation of said land, which plan shall conform to the land-use code and shall be strictly complied with. No deviation thereof shall be permitted without the consent of the advisory committee based on recommendation of the tribal resources committee.

9. Purchased lands shall be acquired within a total cost calculated to yield to the tribe sufficient income from such land to pay taxes, landuse fees, cost of administration, and to amortize the tribe's investment over a period not to exceed 50 years.

No

10. All acquisition of land shall be based on a comprehensive appraisal thereof, to be secured by the tribe and approved by the tribal council and authorized officials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. tribal moneys shall be expended for the purchase in excess of the appraisal value plus an amount equal to 10 percent in excess of such appraised value unless fully justified. Purchases must conform to the limitations established in item No. 9 above, as indicated by the approved appraisal report.

B. Procedure for acquisition of land

1. Sufficient indication to tribal representatives that a property owner would consider sale of his property to the tribe, an instrument granting tribal representatives access to the property for the purpose of conducting preliminary investigations of the property will be secured.

2. Preliminary investigation disclosing that the property is desirable when adjudged by the standards stated in tribal land acquisition program, an appraisal report will be secured. After review by the tribal advisory committee the appraisal report will be submitted to designated Bureau of Indian Affairs officials for approval.

3. After approval of the appraisal report by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, authorized tribal representatives may enter into negotiations with the property owner. Negotiation to be governed by the estimate in the approved appraisal report, and the principles of the Navajo tribal land purchase program.

4. If negotiations are carried on longer than 6 months, the appraisal report will be supplemented to bring value estimates in line with current market conditions.

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

5. UNITED PUEBLOS AGENCY

Hon. JAMES E. MURRAY,

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS,

Albuquerque, N. Mex., May 16, 1958.

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

DEAR SENATOR MURRAY: We enclose in duplicate the answers to the questionnaire which accompanied your letter dated April 17, together with the following:

Tabulation which enumerates Federal lands which were acquired since 1930 and located within the jurisdiction of this agency.

Map showing the location of the lands under the jurisdiction of this agency.1

Tabular forms (four sheets) concerning individually owned land and tribal land.

It will be noted in the attached data that all former Federal purchased lands which have subsequently been placed in trust for various Indian Pueblos and Navajo groups are used exclusively by Indians for the grazing of livestock, and 90 percent of the Indians in this jurisdiction who raise livestock are subsistence operators raising sheep and cattle primarily for food.

Sincerely yours,

UNITED PUEBLOS

GUY C. WILLIAMS, General Superintendent.

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

(Prepared at United Pueblos Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque, N. Mex., May 1958, concerning 18 Pueblos and 2 Navajo groups (Canoncito and Alamo))

PART I

1. On July 1, 1947, there were 1,064,339 acres in tribal ownership, all of which were in trust. The tribes had acquired no land in fee. 2. On July 1, 1947, there were 37,246 acres in individual Indian ownership (241 tracts).

1 On file with the committee for reference purposes.

3 and 4. There were a total of 41 transactions since July 1, 1947, by which tribal or individually owned lands were disposed of, involving 59,376 acres, as follows:

5 and 6. The numbers of transactions and acreages for each year, broken down by type of transaction, shown in answers to questions 3 and 4 above appear on the attached tabulations on pages 1, 2, and 4. Land not previously under Indian ownership

7 and 8. Since July 1, 1947, there have been 25 transactions by which 468,601 acres of tribal land and no acres of individual Indian lands were acquired, as follows:

1 This includes 357,698 acres (Government-purchased land and public domain) which became Indian trust land pursuant to the act of August 13, 1949 (63 Stat. 604).

9 and 10. The number of transactions for each year and acreage for each year, shown in answer to questions 7 and 8 above, broken down by type of transaction, are as follows:

1 Interior Department Appropriation Act of fiscal year 1948 for Alamo Navajos.

Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 604.

Act of 1956, 70 Stat. 941.

77,568

11. On December 31, 1957, there were 1,476,360 acres in tribal ownership, held by the United States in trust. The tribes have acquired no land in fee.

12. On December 31, 1957, there were 34,125 acres (221 tracts) of trust or restricted land in individual ownership.

13. Special acts of Congress which have affected the acquisition of lands for Pueblo Indians and the Navajo Indians under the jurisdiction of United Pueblos Agency are: funds provided in Interior Department Appropriation Act for fiscal year 1948 which permitted the acquisition of badly needed land for the Alamo Band of Navajo Tribe; act of August 13, 1949 (63 Stat. 604) which placed in trust for several Pueblos and the Canoncito Band of Navajo Tribe Federal lands acquired by purchase in the 1930's by the Resettlement Administration and other emergency relief programs (which lands were being used by Indians, most of whom are subsistence livestock operators) as well as some interspersed public domain; act of August 2, 1956 (70 Stat. 941), by which portions of the Ojo del Espiritu Santo grant in Sandoval County, N. Mex., which had been purchased previously by the Government, were placed in trust for the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia who had grazed livestock on the land for many years. Exchanges of land for equal value are made in the Pueblos, when requested by the officials, pursuant to authorization in section 17 of the Pueblo Lands Act (43 Stat. 636), but no outright sales of tribal land of the Pueblos are made. We do not know of any feelings among the Pueblo tribal officials that any sale of their tribal lands should be made.

14. The heirship or multiple-ownership problem has not affected the acquisition and disposal of Indian lands in this jurisdiction. Of the 221 tracts of trust or restricted land in individual ownership, 186 tracts belong to Alamo and Canoncito Navajos and consist of grazing land; none are irrigable; they are used in common with other lands for the grazing of livestock by all members of the group. A sale other than to members of the Indian group would be impractical, as each tract has a low carrying capacity for livestock; most tracts have no water, and in most cases the land is adjacent to other land used exclusively by the Navajos. There are 34 tracts owned by members of the Pueblo of Laguna, and the tribal council of that Pueblo is now considering the possibility of buying these tracts, which are suitable primarily for grazing livestock.

PART II-UNITED PUEBLOS

Transactions involving key tracts since July 1, 1953

1. No tracts have been sold that the tribe, individual Indian owners, or the Bureau have alleged were key tracts, except lands used by the Ramah Navajos and owned by the Pueblos of Picuris and Pojoaque which were sold to the Navajo Tribe and continue to be used by the Ramah Navajos.