The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1919-03-06
The Facts are Brought to Light by the Legislative
Committee Of the General Council in a Com
pIete Statement to the Committees Of
-, Congress.
Shows that the Agreement Made by the Chippewa Indians
With the United States in 1889 has been Treated by
the Indian Bureau as "SCRAP OF PAPER"
Indian Endeavorng Destroy The General Council By
j. Destroying 1t, Misdeeds Will Remain Concealed.

penses Connected with the admin
istration of these l,nds as herein
provided, the NET PROCEEDS
therefrom shall be covered into
the Treasury Of the United States
to the credit of the Red Lake In
dams and draw interest at the rate
of four per centum per annum."
1T thus plainly~appears that the
indian Bureau has authority. un-
der existing law, to nse the. pro
ceeds from the sale of timber and
the operation OF the mill for lum-
bering and logging operations, and
that only the net amount - re-
qa1red to be deposited in the Treas
Jury. There is no necessity for
any appropriation.
The agreement of 1889 (29 Stat,
642) provided that, gil the coded
property should be sold aand The
net proceeds placed in the Treasury
to the credit of the Chippewa In:
dams; that the fund should bear
interest at the rate of 5 per cent
per annum. The provision in, the
act of May 18, 1916, (39 Stat, at
1881, changes the rate to 4 per
cent and places the funds derived
from the sale of timber on the Red
Lake Reservation to the credit of
the Red Lake Band which is obly
one of the IL bands constituting
the Chippewa Indians.
(m) At the instaEHs of the In
dian Bureau, and dpoh its recon-
mendation Congress attempted to
confer title upon the State of Min
nesota to a large tract of valuable
timber lands, the property of the
Chippewa Indians. *
At the instance of the lndiap
Bureau and upon its recommends
ton there was included in the act
os June 81, 1905 ga Stat , at 352),
a provision ceding to the State of
Minnesota, without any consider
alton whatever and in utter disre'
gard of the agreement of 1889 a
large tract of the most valuable
timber lands Ito be used as aState
Forest Reserve or public park"
This land and the valuable stand
of timber thereon, worth approx
mateIy two and half million dol
lars, was given to the State OF
Minnesota.
Upon condition that If at any
time the State shall cease to use the
said island 81 reserved and granted
for forest reserve or park purpos-
es the title to the same shall revert
to the United States. "
(n) Large tact Of valuable tim
Der lands coded under the agree
meD1 Of 1889, Withdrawn from sale
and placed in Forest Reserve.
At tie instance of the Indian
Bureau and upon its recommends
| ton Congress by the act of June
III, 1902 az Stat 400 at 1927,
withdrew from sale over 2OO,O
acres of timber land. ceded to the
United States by the agreement of
1889 upon the express condition
that the land and timber would be
sold and the proceeds placed in the
Treasury Of the United States, and
included the same in q forest re-
serve. where it -tili remains.
(o) The Chippewa Indians.
through their General Council,
have saved the United States mil
lions of Dollars in claims by pre-.
venting the illegal disposition of
the coded property attempted by
the Department.
Following the agreement Of 1889
the Sac of Minnesota asserted =
claim to all swamp and overlooked
lands ceded by the Chippewa In
dams to the United states to be