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American Indian
Reservations
Colorado
Reservation: Uteb
Tribes: Capote, Moache, Wiminuche
Acres: 483,750
Established by: Treaties of Oct. 7, 1863 (XIII, 673), and Mar. 2, 1868 (xv,
619): act of Apr. 29, 1874 (XVIII, 36); Executive orders, Nov. 22,
1875, Aug. 17, 1876, Feb. 7, 1879, and Aug. 4, 1882; acts of June
15, 1880 (XXI, 199), July 28, 1882 (XXII, 178), May 14, 1884 (XXIII,
22), Aug. 15, 1894 (XXVIII, 337), and Feb. 20, 1895 (XXVII, 677).
65,450.33 acres were allotted to 332 Indians, and 360 acres reserved
for the use of the Government; also 7,360.32 acres allotted to 39
Indians, and 523,079 acres opened to settlement by President's
proclamation, Apr. 13, 1899. The residue, 483,750 acres, retained as
a reservation for the Wiminuche Ute.
Iowa
Reservation: Sauk and Fox
Tribes: Potawatomi, Sauk and Foxes of the Mississippi, Winnebago.
Acres: 2,965
Established by: By purchase. See act of Mar. 2, 1867 (XIV, 507), and act of
Feb. 13, 1891 (XXVI, 749). Deeds of 1857, 1865, 1867, 1868,
1869, 1876, 1880, 1882, 1883, June, July, and Oct., 1888, 1892,
1893, 1894, 1895, and 1896.
Michigan
Reservation: Isabella
Tribes: Chippewa of Saginaw, Swan Creek, and Black River.
Acres: 2,373
Established by: Executive order, May 14,1855: treaties of Aug. 2, 1855 (XI,
633), and Oct. 18, 1864 XIV, 657). 96.213 acres were allotted to
1,934 Indians.
Reservation: L'Anse
Tribes: L'Anse and Vieux Desert bands of Chippewa of L. Superior.
Acres: 1,029
Established by: Treaty of Sept. 30. 1854 (X, 1109). 47,216 acres allotted to
645 Indians; the residue, 1,029 acres, unallotted.
Reservation: Ontonagon
Tribes: Ontonagon band of Chippewa of L. Superior
Acres:
Established by: Treaty of Sept. 30, 1854 (X, 1109): Executive order, Sept.
25, 1855. 2,561.35 acres were allotted to 36 Indians.
Nevada
Reservation: Duck Valleya
Tribes: Paiute, Western Shoshoni
Acres: 312,320
Established by: Executive orders, Apr. 16, 1877, and May 4, 1886.
Reservation: Moapa River
Tribes: Chemehuevi, Kaibab, Pawipits, Piaute, Shivwits
Acres:
Established by: Executive orders, Mar. 12, 1873, and Feb. 12. 1874: act
of Mar. 13, 1875 (XVIII, 445); selection approved by the
Secretary of the Interior, July 3,1875; Executive order, July
31, 1903.
Reservation: Pyramid Lake
Tribes: Paiute
Acres: Paiute
Established by: Executive order, Mar. 23. 1874. (See Sec. 26, Indian
appropriation act, approved Apr.20, 1904 (XXXIII, 225)
Reservation: Walker River
Tribes: Paiute
Acres:
Established by: Executive order, Mar. 19, 1874; joint resolution of June 19,
1902 (XXXII, 744): act of May 27, 1902 (XXXII, 245-260): act of
Mar. 3, 1903 (XXXII, 982-997); act of June 21, 1906 (XXXII,
325): proclamation of President, Sept. 26, 1906, opening ceded
part to settlement. It contains 268,005.84 acres, leaving in
diminished reserve 50.809.16 acres. Allotted to 492 Indians,
9,783.25 acres: reserved for agency and school, 80 acres;
reserved for cemetery, 40 acres; reserved for grazing, 37,390.29
acres; reserved for timber, 3,355.62 acres; reserved for church
purposes, 160 acres. Subject to disposition under President's
proclamation, 268,005.84 acres.
North
Carolina
Reservation: Qualla boundary and other lands
Tribes: Eastern band of Cherokee
Acres: 48,000,
15,211
Established by: Deeds to Indians under decision of the United States circuit
court for the western district of North Carolina, entered at
November term, 1874, and acts of Congress approved Aug, 14, 1876
(XIX, 139), and Aug, 23, 1894 (XXVIII, 441); deeds to Indians dated
Oct. 9, 1876, and Aug. 14, 1880: now held in fee by Indians who are
incorporated. Act of Mar. 3, 1903 (XXXII, 1000). (See Opinions of
Asst. Atty. Gen., Mar. 14, 1894, and Feb. 3, 1904. 35,000 acres of
the 98,211 acres sold. Deeds dated Oct. 4, 1906; approved Dec. 12,
1906.)Utah
Reservation: Uinta Valley
Tribes: Gosiute, Pavant (Pahvant), Uinta, Yampa, Grand River,
Uncompahgre and White River Ute,
Acres: 179,194
Established by: Executive order, Oct. 3, 1861; acts of May 5, 1864 (xIII,
63), June 18,1878 (xx,
165), and May 24,1888 (xxv,
157); joint resolution of June 19,1902 (xxiII,
744); act of Mar. 3,1903 (xxxii,
997); Indian appropriation act, approved Apr. 21,1904 (xxxIII,
207); President's proclamations of July 14,1905, setting aside
1,010,000 acres as a forest reserve, 2,100 acres as town sites,
1,004,285 acres opened to homestead entry, 2,140 acres in mining
claims; 103,265.35 acres allotted to 1,283 Indians, and 60,160 acres
under reclamation, the residue, 179,194.65 acres, unallotted and
unreserved.
Reservation: Uncompahgre
Tribes: Tabequache (Tabeguache) Ute.
Acres:
Established by: Act of Congress approved June 15, 1880, ratifying the agreement
of Mar, 6, 1880 (xxI,
199); Executive order, Jan. 5, 1882. 12,540 acres allotted to 83
Indians and
the rest of the reservation restored to the public domain by act of
June 7,1897 (xix, 62).
Joint resolution of June 19, 1902 (xxiII,
744).
Wyoming
Reservation: Wind River
Tribes: Northern Arapaho and Eastern Band of Shoshoni.
Acres: 95, 307
Established by:
Treaty of July 3, 1868 (xv, 673); acts of June 22, 1874 (xviIi,
166), and Dec. 15, 1874 (xviii,
291); Executive order, May 21, 1887; agreement made Apr. 21, 1896,
amended and accepted by act of June 7,1896 (xxx,
93); amendment accepted by Indians July 10, 1897. Act of Mar. 3,
1905, ratifying and amending agreement with Indians of Apr. 21, 1904
(xxxiii, 1016).
President's proclamation, June 2,1906, opening ceded part to
settlement. It contains 1,472,844.15 acres, leaving in
diminished reservation 282,115.85 acres; allotted therein to 358
Indians, 34,010.49 acres. Reserved for Mail Camp, 120 acres;
reserved for Mail Camp Park, 40
acres; reserved for bridge purposes, 40 acres. Subject to
disposition under President's proclamation, 1.438,633.66 acres.
92.44 acres reserved by Secretary to complete allotments to Indians
on ceded part. Of the diminished reserve, 185,016.65 acres were
allotted to 1,781 Indians, and 1,792.05 acres were reserved for
agency, school, church, and cemetery purposes, under acts of
Feb.8,1887
(xxiv, 388), as
amended by act of Feb. 28,1891 (xxvi,
794), and treaty of July 3, 1868 (xv, 673), leaving unallotted and
unreserved 95,307.15 acres.
a Partly in Idaho
b Partly in New Mexico
Indian Reservations
Notes About the Book:
Source: The Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico,
Frederick Webb Hodge. 1906, Bureau of American Ethnology, Government Printing
Office.
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