An Act to declare that certain land of the United States is held by the United States in trust for the Oglala Sioux Indian Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation
PL 88-166 (H.R.844), enacted 11/04/1963

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PUBLIC LAW 88-166-NOV. 4, 1963 
[77 STAT. 
Public Law 88-166 
November 4, 1963 
A N ,ACT 
[H.R. 844] 
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Q declare that certain land of the United States is held by the United States 
in trust for the Oglala Sioux Indian Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation. 
Indians. 
Oglala Sioux 
"Tribe. 
Land in trust. 
25 u s e 70a. 
Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That all right, 
title, and interest of the United. States in and to approximately 
5,422.68 acres of land in South Dakota that have been used for the 
benefit of the Oglala Community School and have been determined 
excess to the needs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, together 
with the improvements thereon, are hereby declared to be held by 
the United States in trust for the Oglala Sioux Indian Tribe of 
the Pine Ridge Reservation. 
Such land is described as follows: 
(a) 1,040 acres; northeast quarter section 15; west half section 
16; south half and the northeast quarter and the south half north-
west quarter section 17, township 35 north, range 43 west, sixth 
principal meridian. 
(b) 180.47 acres; lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, section 20, and lot 4, section 
21, township 35 north, range 43 west, sixth principal meridian. 
(c) 80 acres; south half northeast quarter section 15, township 
35 north, range 44 west, sixth principal meridian. 
(d) 36.32 acres; lot 3, section 21, township 35 north, range 43 
west, sixth principal meridian. 
(e) 602.57 acres; lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, east half west half, southeast 
quarter section 18; lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, section 19, township 35 north, 
range 43 west, sixth principal meridian. 
(f) 683.81 acres; south half, northeast quarter section 13; lots 
1 and 2, section 23; lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, section 24, township 35 north, 
range 44 west, sixth principal meridian. 
(g) 960 acres; all section 8; southwest quarter section 9, north half 
northwest quarter section 17, east half northeast quarter section 18, 
township 35 north, range 43 west, sixth principal meridian. 
(h) 266.79 acres; southwest quarter northwest quarter, west half 
southwest quarter section 14, east half southeast quarter, section 15; 
lot 1 section 22; lot 4 section 23, township 35 north, range 44 west, 
sixth principal meridian. 
(i) 760 acres; east half section 10; west half section 11; 'northwest 
quarter northwest quarter section 14; north half northeast quarter 
section 15, township 35 north, range 44 west, sixth principal meridian. 
(j) 153.62 acres; east half southwest quarter, southeast quarter 
northwest quarter section 14, lot 3, section 23, township 35 north, 
range 44 west, sixth principal meridian. 
(k) 160 acres; southeast quarter section 14, township 35 north, 
range 44 west, sixth principal meridian. 
(1) 339.10 acres; east half northwest, east half southwest, west 
half southeast, section 15, lots 2, 3, and 4, section 22, township 35 
north, range 44 west, sixth principal meridian, 
(m) 160 acres; southwest quarter, section 17, township 35 north, 
range 41 west, sixth principal meridian. 
SEC. 2. The Indian Claims Commission is directed to determine 
in accordance with the provisions of section 2 of the Act of August 
13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1050), the extent to which the value of the title 
conveyed by this Act should or should not be set off against any 
claim against the United States determined by the Commission. 
Approved November 4, 1963.