The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1921-08-11

ing report and reads resolutions
which were Interpreted: ...% T.,
/ j. Resolution No. L.. f@.&.-
Mr.. John Arten introduced the
following resolution; which was
read in open council and referred
to the Committee on Resolutions.
,5s 49,. A Resolution z7,:
Approving and endorsing H. R.
1914 9th Congress, LIST Session,
"A Bill to aid in carrying into
effect the agreements Of the United
States with the Chippewa Indians
of Minnesota - { s. ># s. w
! WHEREAS, pursuant to the
authority contained in the Act Of
January IA, 1889 rs Stats, 642),
the United States in the year 1889
entered into valid and binding
agreements with the several bands
| constituting the Chippewa Indians
of Minnesota by the terms and
provisions of which all of their un-.
allotted lands and tribal property
were placed in common holding,
sufficient designated lands out Of
which to make alIotments to all
members of the tribe who had not
heretofore received allotments
were expressly reserved for all0t.
ment purposes, it being expressly
agreed that said allotments should
be made as soon as practicable, and
the Secretary of the Interior was
given express authority to COM
plete the allotments within two,
years after the surveys had been.
completed, and all the rest, residue!
and remainder of said comment
property was conveyed to the
United States in trust upon the,
following express conditions: The
lands so conveyed we're to be CLASH
fed into "pine and agricultural :
lands, the ''pine lands" to be ap-.
praised at their true value and sold.
to the highest bidders, and the:
agricultural lands = which it was
expressly agreed should include all
lands not classified as s'pine lands,
were to be.disposed of under the.
Homestead laws at 81. 25 per !: acre;
the net proceeds derived from oil
the property to be placed In the
Treasury Of the United States to
the credit of all the Chippewa
Indians of Minnesota to bear in
terest at the rate of 5 per cent per
annum for. period of fifty years
after all the property had been
sold, three-fourths Of the interest
to be paid annually to the members
of the tribe in cash, and the re-.
naming one-fourth to be used in
the establishment and maintenance
of a system of free schools in and
amongst said Indians, and at the
expiration Of the said fifty year
trust period the entire fund was to
be divided and paid in cash share
and share alike to the then living
members of the tribe and their.
issue then in being; and
WHEREAS, thirty-two years
have now elapsed and the allot-'
ments have not been completed, no.
allotments having been made to
the Indians residing on the Red
Lake Reservation; and,
WHEREAS, much Of the trust
property 50 conveyed has been
disposed Of without any consider
alton being received therefor, and
in disregard Of the plain terms and
provisions of said agreements cre-.
ating said trust, and large amounts
of the trust funds, received from
the sale of the trust property, have
been diverted from the fund and
used for purposes not authorized
by said trust, and,
WHEREAS, BY amending the
| original agreements with reference
/ to the manner Of disposing Of the
remainder of the property now in
] hand so that 1t may be sold at its