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Part VI





Department of the Interior





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Bureau of Indian Affairs



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List of Additional Lands Affected by White Earth Reservation Land 
Settlement Act of 1985; Notice
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

 
List of Additional Lands Affected by White Earth Reservation Land 
Settlement Act of 1985

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice lists additional allotments or interests therein 
on the White Earth Chippewa Reservation in Minnesota which have been 
determined to fall within the scope of sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c) of 
the White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985 (the Act), 
Public Law 99-264 (100 Stat. 61), as amended. This notice is required 
by section 7(e), of the Act, as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Director, Branch of WELSA, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Route 3, Box 112, Cass Lake, Minnesota 56633, 
Telephone: (218) 335-2174.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The White Earth Reservation Land Settlement 
Act of 1985, Public Law 99-264 (100 Stat. 61), as amended by Public Law 
100-153 (101 Stat. 886), Public Law 100-212 (101 Stat. 1433), and 
Public Law 101-301 (104 Stat. 210), provides for alternative methods of 
resolving disputes relative to the title to certain allotments for 
which trust patents were issued to White Earth Chippewa Indians. 
Sections 4(a) and 4(b) of the Act define circumstances by which the 
title to an allotment may have been taken or transferred through a 
questionable means during the trust period. The Act authorizes the 
Secretary of the Interior to: (1) Identify the allotments or interests 
therein which were taken or transferred under identified circumstances, 
(2) determine the individuals entitled to compensation pursuant to the 
Act, and (3) ascertain the amount of compensation to which each such 
individual is entitled. In addition, section 5(c) of the Act provides 
that the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians shall be compensated for 
allotments which were granted to individuals who had died prior to the 
selection dates of their respective allotments.
    Under section 8(a) of the Act, the compensation for the taking or 
transfer of an allotment or interest is to be based on the fair market 
value of the allotment or interest therein as of the date of such 
taking or transfer, less any consideration actually received at the 
time. The compensation to be paid under the Act shall include interest 
compounded annually at 5 percent from the date of the questionable 
taking or transfer, until March 24, 1986, and at the general rate of 
interest earned by Department of the Interior funds thereafter. The 
Secretary is authorized to issue written notices of compensation 
determination to the allottees or heirs entitled thereto. Such notice 
shall describe the basis for the Secretary's determination, the process 
whereby such compensation was determined, the method of payment, and 
the applicable time limits for judicial review of the determination. 
Any individual who has already elected to file suit in the Federal 
District Court for the District of Minnesota to seek the recovery of 
title to an allotment or interest therein, or damages, is barred under 
section 6(c) from receiving any compensation under the Act.
    The Secretary was authorized, pursuant to section 7(a) of the Act, 
to publish a first list of allotments or interests that fall within the 
provisions of sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c) of the Act. The first list 
of allotments and interests affected by the Act was published in the 
Federal Register on September 19, 1986. The Secretary was also 
authorized, pursuant to section 7(c) of the Act, to publish a second 
list of allotments and interests affected by the Act, including 
additions to those appearing on the first list. The amendment contained 
in Public Law 100-212 authorized the Secretary to include and publish, 
as part of the second list, corrections to the first list. The list 
published in the Federal Register on March 10, 1989, constitutes the 
second list of allotments and interests therein which had been 
determined by the Department of the Interior to fall within the 
provisions of sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c) of the Act. The March 10, 
1989, list corrected the first list and did not contain tracts and 
interests that had been removed from the first list because they had 
been found to be outside the scope of sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c) of 
the Act.
    The Secretary is also authorized, at any time, pursuant to section 
7(e)(1) of the Act, as amended, to add allotments or interests to the 
second list if the Secretary determined that the additional allotments 
or interests fall within the provisions of sections 4(a), 4(b) or 5(c). 
The first list of such additions was published in the Federal Register 
on March 27, 1991. The Secretary has determined that certain additional 
allotments or interests fall within the provisions of sections 4(a), 
4(b), or 5(c). The list included herein contains these additions.
    The list describes additional allotments and interests whether the 
takings or transfers apply to the allottees or the heirs of inherited 
interests. The lists characterized in the September 19, 1986, and March 
10, 1989, publications as those of Partial Interests are no longer 
being published. All allotments and interests determined by the 
Secretary to be affected by sections 4(a), 4(b) and 5(c) of the Act are 
contained in what had been characterized as the Master List in previous 
publications and in this addition. Some of the allotments contained on 
the list included herein may represent partial interests only. The 
failure to include a Partial Interest list does not mean that there are 
no partial interests.
    The inclusion of an allotment or interest on this list may be 
judicially reviewed pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative 
Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 701, et seq. Any such action must be filed in 
Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota and shall be 
barred unless it is filed within 90 calendar days of this publication.
    This notice is published in the exercise of authority delegated by 
the Secretary of the Interior to the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs by 209 DM 8.

    Dated: April 4, 1994.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.

Instruction Sheet

    Each questionable taking or transfer has been assigned a 10, 11, or 
12 character Issue Number. In every instance, the first six characters, 
F53408, are identical and denote the Minneapolis Area Office, Minnesota 
Agency, and White Earth Indian Reservation. The last four, five, or six 
characters identify the specific taking or transfer. The list contains 
information regarding allotments and inherited interests, in addition 
to those listed in previous publications, affected by the Act, 
including the following subheadings:
    Issue No.: The 10, 11, or 12 character number, explained above, 
which identifies the Area Office, Agency, Reservation, and specific 
taking or transfer affected by the Act. Where there are multiple tracts 
of land, there has occasionally been the need to add one or more 
letters to the Issue Number in order to distinguish among such tracts. 
Also, where a tract of land has been the subject of multiple takings or 
transfers by interest holders, letters have been added to the Issue 
Number to distinguish between such takings and transfers.
    Allot. No.: The number assigned, at the time of the allotment 
selection, to the allotment comprising the tract of land which was 
involved in the taking or transfer. Many White Earth allottees, after 
receiving an original allotment, were also granted an additional 
allotment, with different numbers assigned to each. To distinguish 
between the two allotments, the allotment numbers are preceded by the 
letter O (Original Allotment) or A (Additional Allotment).
    CO: The county in which the tract involved in the taking or 
transfer is located. These are identified as either Becker (B), 
Clearwater (C), or Mahnomen (M) County.
    Legal Subdiv., SEC., TWP., and RNG.: The legal description of the 
tract which is involved with the taking or transfer by legal 
Subdivision, and Section (SEC), Township (TWP), and Range (RNG) 
numbers. Where a metes and bounds description is required for the legal 
subdivision, it is described as MB (Metes and Bounds). Further 
information concerning such tracts can be obtained from the Branch of 
WELSA office in Cass Lake, Minnesota.
    English Name: All known English names of the allottee, including 
given name, middle initial, middle name, maiden name, married name, and 
other English names which have been identified for the allottee.
    Ojibway Name: The name of the allottee in Ojibway, the native 
language of the White Earth Band of Chippewa Indians. The names are 
shown with phonetic spellings.
    Tracts which fall within the provisions of section 5(c) of the Act 
where the claimant is the White Earth Band appear on the list with the 
White Earth Band listed under the sub-heading of English Name.
    If you wish further information about allotments or interests 
therein which are contained in this list, call or write the Branch of 
WELSA office. The address and telephone number are indicated in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Be sure to 
include the complete Issue Number in any correspondence with the Bureau 
of Indian Affairs.

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