[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2423-2425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-748]


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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 publishes a list of additional allotments or 
interests on the White Earth Chippewa Reservation in Minnesota. The 
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, have determined 
that certain additional allotments or interests fall within the scope 
of sections 4(a), 4(b), or 5(c) of the White Earth Reservation Land 
Settlement Act of 1985. Under section 7(e) of the Act, as amended, any 
determination made by the Secretary to include an allotment or interest 
is required to be published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Virden, Superintendent, Minnesota 
Agency, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 522 Minnesota Avenue, NW., Bemidji, 
Minnesota 56601, Telephone (218) 751-2011.

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 which were taken or 
transferred under identified circumstances;
    (2) Determine the individuals entitled to compensation under 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 to it. Such notice will 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, under section 7(a) of the Act, to 
publish a first list of allotments or interest 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 (51 FR 33348). The Secretary was 
also authorized, under 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 (54 FR 10216), 
constitutes the second list of allotments and interests which was 
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 Secretary is also authorized, at any time, under 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 (56 FR 12818), and a second list of such 
additions was subsequently published on April 11, 1994 (59 FR 17174). 
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 in this notice 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), or 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 include 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 under 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: December 23, 2004.
David W. Anderson,
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 Midwest Regional Office, Minnesota 
Agency and White Earth Indian Reservation. The last four, five and 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:

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    Issue Number: The 10, 11 or 12 character number, explained above, 
which identifies the Regional 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 #: The number assigned, at the time of the allotment section, 
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 granted an additional allotment, with 
different numbers assigned to each. To distinguish between the two 
allotments, the 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 Becker (B), Clearwater (C) 
or Mahnomen (M) County.
    Legal Sub, SEC, TWP, and RNG: The legal description of the tract 
which is involved with the taking or transfer by legal Subdivision, 
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 WELSA Project office in Bemidji, 
Minnesota.
    English Name: All known English names of the allottee, including 
given name, middle initial, middle name, maiden 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 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 which 
are contained in this list, call or write the WELSA Project office in 
care of the Bureau of Indian affairs. 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.

                                                  List of Additional Lands Affected by the White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985
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          Issue number                 Allot No.                CO               Legal sub         SEC     TWP     RNG         English name                         Ojibwe name
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F53-408-0066B...................  A-2999.............  M..................  NESE...............      14     146      40  Nancy Pine.............  Ahgwahdaushee.
F53-408-0133....................  O-0596.............  B..................  Lot 4 & SESW.......       7     142      39  Dan Brown..............  Kah we tah waush.
F53-408-0135B...................  O-0613.............  B..................  LOT 1 & SENE.......      23     142      41  .......................  Ke way gah bow e quay.
F53-408-0492....................  O-0577.............  B..................  LOTS 1 & 2.........       7     142      40  Mrs. Joseph Charette...  Ayn dus.
F53-408-0493B...................  A-0507.............  B..................  E2SW...............      16     141      39  Sophia Bellanger Benais
F53-408-0713D...................  A-3051.............  M..................  NENW...............      25     145      42  .......................  Nay tah o say quay.
                                                                            N2NWNW.............      25     145      42
                                                                            S2NWNW.............      24     145      42
F53-408-0812....................  O-2614.............  B..................  E2SW...............      21     142      37  .......................  Pugenaygeshhigoquay.
F53-408-0968....................  O-4682.............  M..................  NWSW...............      13     145      40  John/Charles LaRose....  Omin way way ge shig.
                                                                            NESE...............      14     146      40
F53-408-0968D...................  A-2298.............  M..................  NWSW...............      13     145      40  John/Charles LaRose....  Omin way way ge snig.
                                                                            NESE...............      14     145      40
F53-408-0995....................  O-3455.............  M..................  NESE & SENW........      16     143      39  Viola Snider Saign.....
F53-408-0995A...................  A-1921.............  M..................  NWSE & SWNE........      16     143      39  Viola Snider Saign.....
F53-408-1007....................  A-3055.............  M..................  Lots 2, 7 & 8......       1     146      40  Dorothy Day Dodge......  Kah gay ge shig o quay.
F53-408-1223A...................  O-2945.............  M..................  Lots 3 & 9.........      30     143      42  Jack Papio.............  In de baince.
F53-408-1223B...................  O-2945.............  M..................  Lots 3 & 9.........      30     143      42  Jack Papio.............  In de baince.
F53-408-1809A...................  A-1224.............  M..................  E2SW...............      33     145      41  Joseph Jourdain........
F53-408-1823....................  O-1836.............  B..................  Lots 3 & 4.........      18     142      39  .......................  Ayenub.
F53-408-1824....................  O-3548.............  M..................  E2SW...............      27     145      40  James Staples..........  Nay wah je ke shig.
F53-408-1824A...................  O-3548.............  M..................  E2SW...............      27     145      40  James Staples..........  Nay wah je ke shig.
F53-408-1869A...................  O-2110.............  B..................  E2NW...............      25     141      37  .......................  Ahbetahwahcumigoke.
F53-408-2006H...................  A-1663.............  M..................  W2NW...............      26     146      39  .......................  Obim way way ge shig o quay.
F53-408-2176....................  O-4312.............  M..................  S2NE...............      15     146      42  .......................  Nah ah bun way.
F53-408-2178....................  O-3162.............  M..................  E2SE...............      30     144      42  Joseph M. Turpin.......
F53-408-2180....................  O-3963.............  M..................  N2SW...............      20     146      40  Nellie Strong..........  Ke che wauzh.
F53-408-2180A...................  O-3963.............  M..................  N2SW...............      20     146      40  Nellie Strong..........  Ke che wauzh.
F53-408-2181....................  O-4784.............  M..................  E2SE...............      35     143      40  .......................  Oge mah we gah bow.
F53-408-2182....................  O-0744.............  B..................  S2NW...............      17     141      40  Henry Mason............
F53-408-2183....................  A-0656.............  B..................  W2NE...............      35     142      39  Philomene Santwire.....
F53-408-2184....................  O-3868.............  B..................  E2SE...............      26     142      39  Frank Badboy...........  Odinegon.
F53-408-2184A...................  O-3868.............  B..................  E2SE...............      26     142      39  Frank Badboy...........  Odinegon.
                                                       ...................  SWSE Less 2........
F53-08-2185.....................  A-2102.............  C..................  acres..............       8     145      38  Scott LaPrairie........  Dewayayay.
                                                       ...................  SWNW...............       9     145      38
F53-408-2187....................  O-2688.............  B..................  NENE...............      15     142      38  .......................  Aydowahcumigoquay.
                                                       ...................  Lot 4..............      14     142      38
F53-408-2188....................  O-0741.............  B..................  SWNW...............      16     141      40  Catherine Mason........
                                                       ...................  Lot 1..............      16     141      40
F53-408-2189....................  A-2982.............  M..................  NWNE & SENW........      22     144      39  .......................  Mahgaid.
F53-408-2189A...................  A-2982.............  M..................  NWNE & SENW........      22     144      39  .......................  Mahgaid.
F53-408-2189B...................  A-2982.............  M..................  NWNE & SENW........      22     144      39  .......................  Mahgaid.
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