Montana Indian Law

Acts of Congress

Chippewa Cree - Rocky Boy's Reservation

1974 Reserves minerals in trust for tribe (88 Stat. 142)

1958 To designate beneficiary of equitable title to land purchased by U.S. and added to reservation (72 Stat. 931)

1950 To authorize sale of a small tract of land at Great Falls and use proceeds of sale to acquire land in vicinity of reservation (64 Stat. 463)

1948 Addition of Certain Lands to Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation (13 Fed. Reg. 1589)

1939 to add certain Public Domain lands in Montana to the reservation (53 Stat. 552)

1935 To add certain Public Domain vacant unentered lands in Montana to reservation (49 Stat. 217)

1924 Extends time to pay for homesteads (43 Stat. 666)

1921 Extends time to pay for homesteads (41 Stat. 1086)

1916 Establishment of land for Rocky Boy's Reservation (39 Stat. 739)

1915 Authorizes Secretary to open land of Fort Assiniboine Military Reservation for settlement (38 Stat. 807)

1908 Authorizes Secretary to settle Chief Rocky Boy's band or Chippewa Indians on public lands (35 Stat. 84)