Murray ~ Indian Land Transactions

Comparative Statistics of Indian Trust Lands, 1947-57 — Aberdeen Area Office

Agency	Tribal land acreage				Individual land acreage
Agency	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease
Sisseton	210.010	690.010	480.000		117,053.480	111,470.210		5,583.270
Pierre	26,252.590	50,352.680	24,100.090		259,482.680	190,125.090		69,357.590
Fort Berthold	28,549.000	27,403.240		1,145.760	550,089.000	396,814.000		153,275.000
Turtle Mountain	34,188.870	35,436.960	1,248.090		35,249.160	36,070.500	821.340
Winnebago	72,790.640	65,696.340		7,094.300	1,680.000	200.000		1,480.000
Rosebud	90,071.000	336,079.000	246,008.000		979,172.000	628,625.000		350,547.000
Standing Rock	171,595.000	213,643.420	42,048.420		865,070.000	722,475.000		142,595.000
Pine Ridge	250,987.000	327,790.000	76,803.000		1,548,319.000	1,307,482.000		240,837.000
Cheyenne River	786,721.380	785,643.000		1,078.380	826,255.620	711,794.000		114,461.620
Total	1,461,365.490	1,842,734.650	390,687.600	9,318.440	5,182,370.940	4,105,055.800	821.340	1,078,136.480

	Acres
Tribal land increase	381,369.160
Individual land decrease	1,077,315.140
Overall decrease	695,945.980

Comparative Statistics of Indian Trust Lands, 1947-57 — Anadarko Area Office

Agency	Tribal land acreage				Individual land acreage
Agency	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease
Osage	642.800	642.800			400,173.690	292,624.310		107,549.380
Shawnee	826.250	826.250			67,699.320	55,970.610		11,728.710
Potawatomie	1,774.490	1,774.490			34,136.490	29,250.270		4,886.220
Pawnee	2,355.110	2,515.610	160.500		45,341.955	96,463.450	51,121.495
Kiowa	3,247.000	3,247.000			477,008.000	391,397.000		85,611.000
Cheyenne-Arapahoe	5,873.000	5,873.000			171,485.353	136,908.590		34,576.763
Total	14,718.650	14,879.150	160.500	0.000	1,195,844.808	1,002,614.230	51,121.495	244,352.073

	Acres
Tribal land increase	160.500
Individual land decrease	193,230.578
Overall decrease	193,070.078

Comparative Statistics of Indian Trust Lands, 1947-57 — Billings Area Office

Agency	Tribal land acreage				Individual land acreage
Agency	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease
Blackfeet	94,395.000	137,503.000	43,108.000		1,144,078.000	891,310.000		252,768.000
Fort Peck	153,646.000	169,905.000	16,259.000		1,066,619.000	774,870.430		291,748.570
Fort Belknap	170,735.000	230,151.540	59,416.540		601,758.930	528,554.160		73,204.770
Northern Cheyenne	209,600.000	217,348.650	7,748.650		234,065.000	222,635.370		11,429.630
Crow	272,225.000	272,225.000			1,755,702.000	1,394,865.000		360,837.000
Flathead	414,835.000	528,693.760	113,858.760		226,998.000	102,545.730		124,452.270
Wind River	1,933,761.000	1,753,154.000		180,607.000	148,605.000	136,351.350		12,253.650
Total	3,249,197.000	3,308,980.950	240,390.950	180,607.000	5,177,825.930	4,051,132.040	0.000	1,126,693.890

	Acres
Tribal land increase	59,783.950
Individual land decrease	1,126,693.890
Overall decrease	1,066,909.940

Comparative Statistics of Indian Trust Lands, 1947-57 — Gallup Area Office

Agency	Tribal land acreage				Individual land acreage
Agency	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease
Consolidated Ute	280,337.760	301,387.100	21,049.340		13,814.710	5,291.000		8,523.710
Zuni	337,828.770	397,594.800	59,766.030		1,932.850	1,932.850
Mescarelo	460,401.180	460,077.000		324.180
Jicarilla	668,011.430	742,491.340	74,479.910		71,921.790	5,522.260		66,399.530
United Pueblo	1,064,339.000	1,476,360.000	412,021.000		37,246.000	34,125.000		3,121.000
Navaho	14,476,789.000	14,643,721.000	166,932.000		665,259.000	661,620.000		3,639.000
Total	17,287,707.140	18,021,631.240	734,248.280	324.180	790,174.350	708,491.110	0.000	81,683.240

	Acres
Tribal land increase	733,924.100
Individual land decrease	81,683.240
Overall increase	652,240.860

Comparative Statistics of Indian Trust Lands, 1947-57 — Minneapolis Area Office

Agency	Tribal land acreage				Individual land acreage
Agency	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease
Great Lakes	63,769.000	68,513.000	4,744.000		166,899.000	111,985.000		54,914.000
Minnesota Chippewa	100,066.000	102,585.000	2,519.000		152,387.000	80,408.000		71,979.000
Total	163,835.000	171,098.000	7,263.000	0.000	319,286.000	192,393.000	0.000	126,893.000

	Acres
Tribal land increase	7,263.000
Individual land decrease	126,893.000
Overall decrease	119,630.000

Comparative Statistics of Indian Trust Lands, 1947-57 — Muskogee Area Office

Agency	Tribal land acreage				Individual land acreage
Agency	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease
Quapaw	1,693.000	1,793.000	100.000		29,877.000	23,599.000		6,278.000
Choctaw	15,678.620	15,698.620	20.000		75.000			75.000
Five Civilized Tribes	46,765.000	42,253.000		4,512.000	1,366,797.000	928,634.000		438,163.000
Seminole ¹	78,933.060	78,881.300		51.760
Total	143,069.680	138,625.920	120.000	4,563.760	1,396,749.000	952,233.000	0.000	444,516.000

	Acres
Tribal land decrease	4,443.760
Individual land decrease	444,516.000
Overall decrease	448,959.760

Comparative Statistics of Indian Trust Lands, 1947-57 — Phoenix Area Office

Agency	Tribal land acreage				Individual land acreage
Agency	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease
Pima	272,841.680	272,863.620	21.940		97,586.710	97,564.770		21.940
Uintah and Ouray	⁵ 983,010.830	979,559.610		3,451.220	79,055.830	65,209.210		13,846.620
Nevada	1,252,973.100	1,259,855.800	6,882.700		88,573.280	80,409.680		8,163.600
Colorado River	1,318,835.590	1,322,357.980	3,522.390		17,663.130	15,473.120		2,190.010
San Carlos	⁴ 1,622,484.000	1,622,484.000			960.000	960.000
Fort Apache	1,656,698.000	1,656,698.000
Hopi	³ 2,472,166.000	2,472,166.000
Papago	2,811,459.000	2,811,459.000			41,508.000	41,508.000
Total	12,390,468.200	12,397,444.010	10,427.030	3,451.220	325,346.950	301,124.780	0.000	24,222.170

	Acres
Tribal land increase	6,975.810
Individual land decrease	24,222.170
Overall decrease	17,246.360

Comparative Statistics of Indian Trust Lands, 1947-57 — Portland Area Office

Agency	Tribal land acreage				Individual land acreage
Agency	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease
Umatilla	15,183.930	15,276.000	92.070		92,203.490	83,526.950		8,676.540
Western Washington	¹ 29,552.000	29,550.000		2.000	45,349.000	42,549.000		2,800.000
Northern Idaho	46,219.000	46,635.870	416.870		148,088.000	129,446.000		18,642.000
Fort Hall	192,692.000	202,866.000	10,174.000		294,151.000	280,542.000		13,609.000
Warm Springs	436,601.000	460,081.000	23,480.000		144,336.000	116,351.000		27,985.000
Colville	996,650.010	1,003,148.950	6,498.940		273,049.491	241,978.141		31,071.350
Yakima	1,877,603.000	1,872,121.000		5,482.000	356,753.000	341,671.000		15,082.000
Total	3,594,500.940	3,629,678.820	40,661.880	5,484.000	1,353,929.981	1,236,064.091	0.000	117,865.890

	Acres
Tribal land increase	35,177.880
Individual land decrease	117,865.890
Overall decrease	82,688.010

Comparative Statistics of Indian Trust Lands, 1947-57 — Sacramento Area Office

Agency	Tribal land acreage				Individual land acreage
Agency	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease	1947	1957	Increase	Decrease
Hoopa	84,448.000	84,610.530	162.530		2,905.285	2,073.275		832.010
California	96,265.820	89,557.060		6,708.760	139,721.600	28,298.360		111,423.240
Riverside	200,497.000	200,140.000		357.000	14,486.000	11,944.000		2,542.000
Total	381,210.820	374,307.590	162.530	7,065.760	157,112.885	42,315.635	0.000	114,797.250

	Acres
Tribal land decrease	6,903.230
Individual land decrease	114,797.250
Overall decrease	121,700.480

¹ Answers to questionnaire were not clear.
³ Includes Hopi Executive order land in dispute (2,472,166.000 acres).
⁴ The adequacy of these statistics are discussed in the introduction to this report.
⁵ For 1954.

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Note:

There are differences between the original printed document and the calculated result displayed here.

In the document, Billings / Individual land acreage / 1957 / Total is 0.22 less than calculated.

In the document, Billings / Individual land acreage / Decrease / Wind river is 0.22 more than calculated.

In the document, Sacramento / Overall decrease is mistakenly the result of subtraction, rather than addition.