Legal Opinion
Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes v. R. E. Nordwick
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 19, 1967No. 20440_1PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
The Act of May 30, 1908 (35 Stat. 558) provided that part of the land composing the Fort Peck Reservation was to be allotted among members of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, and the remainder sold for their benefit. The unallotted lands were to be opened to settlement and entry under the homestead laws at prices to be fixed by appraisal. Homestead entrymen were to be allowed five years to pay' the purchase price and seven years to make final proof entitling them to patents. Unallotted lands “remaining undisposed of” five years after the lands were opened to entry…
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