§5502 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

Names 17 tribes whose land the United States will hold in trust for their benefit and gives an estimated number of acres for each tribe’s parcels. The list covers reservations and donated submarginal land projects and shows approximate acreages for each tribe. The Secretary of the Interior must publish the exact boundaries and descriptions of those lands in the Federal Register. The acreages shown are only estimates and do not change or limit the federal land grant set elsewhere in this law.

Title 25, §5502

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(a)The lands, declared by section 5501(a) of this title to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Indian tribes named in this section, are generally described as follows: TribeReservationSubmarginal land project donated to said tribe or groupApproximate acreage 1. Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of WisconsinBad RiverBad River LI–WI–813,148.81 2. Blackfeet TribeBlackfeetBlackfeet LI–MT–99,036.73 3. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Delaware LI–OK–418,749.19 Adair LI–OK–5................ 4. Cheyenne River Sioux TribeCheyenne RiverCheyenne Indian LI–SD–133,738.47 5. Crow Creek Sioux TribeCrow CreekCrow Creek LI–SD–1019,169.89 6. Lower Brule Sioux TribeLower BruleLower Brule LI–SD–1013,209.22 7. Devils Lake Sioux TribeFort TottenFort Totten LI–ND–111,424.45 8. Fort Belknap Indian CommunityFort BelknapFort Belknap LI–MT–825,530.10 9. Assiniboine and Sioux TribesFort PeckFort Peck LI–MT–685,835.52 10. Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa IndiansLac Courte OreillesLac Courte LI–WI–913,184.65 11. Keweenaw Bay Indian CommunityL’AnseL’Anse LI–MI–84,016.49 12. Minnesota Chippewa TribeWhite EarthTwin Lakes LI–MN–628,544.80 Flat Lake LI–MN–15................ 13. Navajo TribeNavajoGallup-Two Wells LI–NM–1869,947.24 14. Oglala Sioux TribePine RidgePine Ridge LI–SD–718,064.48 15. Rosebud Sioux TribeRosebudCutmeat LI–SD–828,734.59 Antelope LI–SD–9................ 16. Shoshone-Bannock TribesFort HallFort Hall LI–ID–28,711.00 17. Standing Rock Sioux TribeStanding RockStanding Rock LI–ND–1010,255.50 Standing Rock LI–SD–10................

(b)The Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be published in the Federal Register the boundaries and descriptions of the lands conveyed by this chapter. The acreages set out in the preceding subsection are estimates and shall not be construed as expanding or limiting the grant of the United States as defined in section 5501 of this title.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was formerly classified to section 459a of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.

Amendments

1983—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–434 substituted “section 5501(a) of this title” for “section 5501 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1983 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–434 effective Jan. 8, 1983, see section 1(c) of Pub. L. 97–434, set out as a note under section 5501 of this title.

§5502 Designation of Tribes