Montana Indian Law

Acts of Congress

Fort Peck Reservation

1972 Provides for disposition of judgment for Assiniboine Tribes of Fort Peck and Fort Belknap (86 Stat. 1171)

1970 Disposition of Judgement Funds for Sioux Tribe of Fort Peck Reservation (84 Stat. 313, PL 91-283)

1967 Cancels construction costs for irrigation projects (81 Stat. 465)

1967 Authorizes Secretary to convey land to school district (81 Stat. 56)

1958 Provide for restoration to tribal ownership of all vacant and undisposed of ceded lands on Crow and Fort Peck Reservations (72 Stat. 121)

1954 To grant oil and gas in lands allotted under Act of March 3, 1927, 44 Stat. 1401, to allottees (68 Stat. 358)

1951 Authorizes Secretary to lease land for airport (65 Stat. 95)

1948 Authorizes conveyance of land to school district (62 Stat. 567)

1948 Transfers Fort Peck electric transmission lines, substations and rights-of-way to Bureau of Reclamation (62 Stat. 36)

1946 Title granted to U.S. for lands for construction of electric lines for Fort Peck Project (60 Stat. 118)

1940 Authorizes use of tribal funds to purchase private lands, and water rights (54 Stat. (406) 416)

1928 Authorized Secretary of Interior to sell or lease any tribal lands on Fort Peck Reservation that were reserved (45 Stat. 774)

1928 Authorizes Secretary to hear and determine claims of individual Indians from Fort Peck (45 Stat. 484)

1927 Oil and gas is reserved to Fort Peck Tribe (44 Stat. 1401)

1926 Extends time for payment for homesteads (44 Stat. 746)

1925 Extends time for payment for homesteads  (43 Stat. 1267)

1922 Provide for leasing for mining purposes unallotted lands on reservation (42 Stat. 857)

1920 Authorizes Court of Claims to hear claims by Sioux Tribe (41 Stat. 738)

1920 Authorizes Secretary to set aside land for school districts (41 Stat. 549)

1920 Provide for allotments on lands classified as coal, with a reservation to Fort Peck Indians of coal deposits (41 Stat. (408) 421)

1919 Extends time for payment for homesteads (41 Stat. 365)

1917 Extends time for installments by homesteaders (39 Stat. 994)

1916 Regarding irrigation projects (39 Stat. (123) 140)

1914 Provide allotments for children who have not received allotments (38 Stat. 593)

1909 Authorizes Secretary to convey land to Great Northern Railway Co. (35 Stat. 796)

1908 Provide for allotments, townsites, sale and disposition of Indian lands on Fort Peck Reservation and State Lands (35 Stat. 558)

1888 Act setting aside a reservation and designating boundary of Fort Belknap Reservation in Montana - Fort Peck (25 Stat. 113)

1874 Act to establish reservation for certain Indians in territory of Montana - Fort Peck (18 Stat. 28)