Montana Indian Law

Acts of Congress

Blackfeet

1972 Provides for disposition of judgment (86 Stat. 64)

1964 Authorize transfer of Piegan Unit of Blackfeet Indian Irrigation Project to landowners (78 Stat. 189)

1958 Retroceding federal concurrent police jurisdiction (72 Stat. 35)

1956 Provides for issuance of paten-in-fee to holder of exchange assignment (70 Stat. 187)

1953 Amend Act of June 30, 1919, 41 Stat. 16, that allotments designated as homesteads shall be subject to sale (67 Stat. 42)

1941 Authorizing Secretary to sell Indian land to Cut Bank ((55 Stat. 731)

1937 Authorizing Secretary to return land to Blackfeet Tribe taken for reclamation project (50 Stat. 864)

1932 Accepting concurrent jurisdiction of federal government over highways on reservation (47 Stat. 144)

1931 Modifying enrollment for Blackfeet Tribe (46 Stat. 1495)

1931 Authorizes Secretary to adjust irrigation charges (46 Stat. 1093)

1930 Authorizes Secretary of Treasury to accept title to land for Babb-Piegan border inspection station subject to reservation of minerals (46 Stat. 276)

1928 Appropriation for acquisition and construction of border inspection stations at Babb-Piegan (45 Stat. 919)

1927 Appropriation for road maintenance on Blackfeet Indian Reservation (44 Stat. 963)

1924 Provides for disposal of deceased allottee's allotments (43 Stat. 252)

1923 Authorizes Secretary to fix water rights on Two Medicine, Badger, and Cut Bank creeks (42 Stat. 1289)

1922 Provides for leasing for mining purposes unallotted lands on Fort Peck and Blackfeet Reservations (42 Stat. 857)

1921 Authorizes Secretary to issue patent to school district for a block in Browning town site (41 Stat. (1225)1237)

1920 Authorizes Secretary to purchase allotments for reclamation project (41 Stat. 549)

1919 Provides for allotment of lands on Blackfeet Reservation including homesteads and reservation of all minerals, etc. for benefit of tribe (41 Stat. 16)

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

1915 Authorizes Great Northern Railway to change location of its right-of-way (38 Stat. 814)

1912 Sale of Blackfeet lands to Louis W. Hill for hotel in Glacier National Park (37 Stat. 64)

1907 Provides for allotments on Blackfeet Reservation (34 Stat. 1035)

1896 Ratifies land cessions of Blackfeet (29 Stat. 353)

1895 Authorizes Secretary to negotiate with Fort Belknap and Blackfeet for cessions of land (28 Stat. (876)900)

1888 Assigning portions of Blackfeet Indian Reservation to Montana Counties (25 Stat. 239)

1888 Creates separate reservations (25 Stat. 113)

1874 Establishes a reservation for certain Indians in the territory of Montana (18 Stat. 28)