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§ 5502. Designation of tribes

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§ 5502.

Designation of tribes

(a)

Description of lands

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:
Tribe
Reservation
Submarginal land project donated to said tribe or group
Approximate acreage
 1. Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Bad River
Bad River LI–WI–8
13,148.81
 2. Blackfeet Tribe
Blackfeet
Blackfeet LI–MT–9
9,036.73
 3. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
 
Delaware LI–OK–4
18,749.19
Adair LI–OK–5
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 4. Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Cheyenne River
Cheyenne Indian LI–SD–13
3,738.47
 5. Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
Crow Creek
Crow Creek LI–SD–10
19,169.89
 6. Lower Brule Sioux Tribe
Lower Brule
Lower Brule LI–SD–10
13,209.22
 7. Devils Lake Sioux Tribe
Fort Totten
Fort Totten LI–ND–11
1,424.45
 8. Fort Belknap Indian Community
Fort Belknap
Fort Belknap LI–MT–8
25,530.10
 9. Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
Fort Peck
Fort Peck LI–MT–6
85,835.52
10. Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Lac Courte Oreilles
Lac Courte LI–WI–9
13,184.65
11. Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
L’Anse
L’Anse LI–MI–8
4,016.49
12. Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
White Earth
Twin Lakes LI–MN–6
28,544.80
Flat Lake LI–MN–15
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13. Navajo Tribe
Navajo
Gallup-Two Wells LI–NM–18
69,947.24
14. Oglala Sioux Tribe
Pine Ridge
Pine Ridge LI–SD–7
18,064.48
15. Rosebud Sioux Tribe
Rosebud
Cutmeat LI–SD–8
28,734.59
Antelope LI–SD–9
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16. Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Fort Hall
Fort Hall LI–ID–2
8,711.00
17. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Standing Rock
Standing Rock LI–ND–10
10,255.50
Standing Rock LI–SD–10
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(b)

Publication in Federal Register of boundaries, etc.; estimation of acreages

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.

Source(Pub. L. 94–114, § 2,
Oct. 17, 1975
, 89 Stat. 578; Pub. L. 97–434, § 1(b),
Jan. 8, 1983
, 96 Stat. 2280.)
Notes

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 Amendment

Amendment 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.

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