Monday, February 23, 2015

The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau pg.142

This portion is ideal cattle range, gently rolling to the east and gradually rougher as it nears the mountains. The eastern portion is more of a short grass type, of sparser vegetation, a more level flat country and not as well watered as the western half. Cattle and sheep do well on it, however, putting on more hard lasting fat than do animals grazed on the more rank washy forage of the foothill country.
STATISTICAL REPORT-1929
Blackfeet Allotted Lands-Total Trust Allotments Acres-1,440,000
Blackfeet Allotted Agricultural-26,311.24 acres
Blackfeet Allotted Grazing Lands-1,128,265.16 acres
Tribal Trust Lands-Total Tribal Trust Acres-52,042.44 Acres
Tribal Agricultural-1,991.37 acres
Tribal Grazing-Timber-50,051.07 acres
Fee Patent Land [whites]-285,423.60 Acres
Grazing- [whites]-285,423.60 acres
Total Reservation Acreage-1,492,042.44 Acres
Number of Allotments-3,600
Area of each Allotment-400 Acres
The tribal land classified above as agricultural land consists of the three tribal reserves for reservoir sites, namely, Guardipee Lake, Four Horns Lake, and Two Medicine Reservoir. The balance of tribal land consists of the narrow and irregular timber reserve on the higher slopes and foothills along the western edge of the reservation.

The entire remainder of the reservation, consisting of 1,440,000 acres was allotted under Departmental instructions, to 3,600 Blackfeet Indians enrolled at this agency; the last allotments being approved in 1922. The allotments were made under a plan whereby each allottee was to receive forty acres of agricultural land and 280 acres of grazing land. It was then found that there was sufficient grazing land yet remaining to apportion each allottee an additional 80 acres. This additional eighty was granted to each Indian in the form of an Indian homestead.
-The Sacred Buffalo Vision by Robert J. Juneau and Robert C. Juneau  
pg.142 

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