PINE RIDGE RESERVATION ALLOTTEE LAND-PLANNING ~MAP BOOK~ “A very great vision is needed and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky.” - Crazy Horse INTRODUCTION ABOUT THIS BOOK tations or warranty as to the map book’s accuracy, timeliness, or completeness, and in particular, its This map book was developed by Village Earth, a accuracy in labeling or displaying dimensions, con- 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization based in Fort tours, property boundaries, or placement locations of Collins, Colorado in collaboration with the Oglala any map features thereon. Sioux Tribe Land Office and made possible with a grant from the Indian Land Tenure Foundation. CONTACT INFORMATION The purpose of this book is to make informa- For more information about this book or for help tion about reservation lands more accessible to mem- developing a long-term vision and plan for your lands bers of the Oglala Sioux Tribe to promote greater contact: grassroots awareness and participation in land-use planning and management of their natural resources. David Bartecchi, 970-49-0633 DISCLAIMER or by email: [email protected]. This book is intended to be used for reference pur- poses only. The most up-to-date and accurate map Village Earth information should be obtained from the BIA and/or PO Box 797 Tribal Land Office. Village Earth makes no represen- Fort Collins, Co 80522 “They made us many promises, more than I can remember, but they kept only one; they promised to take our land, and they did.” - Red Cloud “Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents; it was loaned to you by your children.” - Crazy Horse “The American Indian is of the soil, whether it be the region of forests, plains, pueblos, or mesas. He fits into the landscape, for the hand that fashioned the continent also fashioned the man for his surroundings. He once grew as naturally as the wild sunflowers, he belongs just as the buf- falo belonged....” -Luther Standing Bear TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................................1 AbOuT ThIS bOOk................................................................................................................................1 DISCLAImEr...........................................................................................................................................1 cONTACT INFOrmATION.....................................................................................................................1 LAND USE PLANNING..............................................................................................................3 BackgrOuND ......................................................................................................................................3 Gaining CONSENT TO uSE uNDIVIDED LAND..............................................................................3 gIFT DEEDS/gIFT CONVEyANCE......................................................................................................4 LAND ExChANgE/CONSOLIDATION................................................................................................4 pArTITIONINg LANDS........................................................................................................................5 rANgE uNITS AND ThE hISTOry OF LEASINg OF LANDS ON pINE rIDgE.............................6 REmOVINg yOur ALLOTTED LANDS FrOm ThE rANgE uNIT LEASINg prOgrAm..............6 LEASINg LAND ON pINE rIDgE.........................................................................................................6 prOTECTINg LAND FrOm gENErATION TO gENErATION.........................................................7 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK........................................................................................................8 hOw TO LOCATE yOur LANDS uSINg ThIS mAp bOOk...............................................................8 TILE mAp OF ThE pINE rIDgE rESErVATION...............................................................................9 How TO rEAD yOur INTErEST rEpOrT/hEIrShIp CArD.......................................................10 hOw TO LOCATE LANDS uSINg ThE LEgAL DESCrIpTIONS..................................................... mAp OF TOwNShIpS ON ThE pINE rIDgE rESErVATION.........................................................2 LAND ExChANgE DECISION ChArT...............................................................................................3 GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS...........................................................................................14 THEMATIC MAPS OF PINE RIDGE.........................................................................................19 LAND CLASSIFICATIONS ON pINE rIDgE......................................................................................20 TIyOSpAyE COmmuNITIES...............................................................................................................22 rANgE uNIT mAp...............................................................................................................................24 LAND uSE ON ThE pINE rIDgE rESErVATION ...........................................................................26 AErIAL phOTO OF ThE pINE rIDgE rESErVATION ................................................................28 MAP BOOK TILES ..................................................................................................................31 INDEX OF LANDS ORGANIZED BY TRACT ID .......................................................................71 INDEx OF ALLOTTED LANDS OrgANIZED by TrACT ID.............................................................71 iNDEx OF TrIbAL LANDS OrgANIZED by TrACT ID...................................................................83 APPENDIX.............................................................................................................................90 AppENDIx #1: rESOLuTION NO. 77-11 (LAND ExChANgE guIDELINES) ...............................90 AppENDIx #2: OrDINACNE NO. 85-17 (NON-ExChANgEAbLE LANDS) ..................................92 AppENDIx #3: ExAmpLE LAND ExChANgE AppLICATION........................................................94 AppENDIx #4: ExAmpLE COmpLETED LAND ExChANgE AppLICATION................................97 AppENDIx #5: LANDOwNEr wIThDrAwAL rEquEST.............................................................100 AppENDIx #6: OgLALA SIOux TrIbAL grAZINg OrDINANCE 95-05.....................................101 AppENDIx #7: AppLICATION TO LEASE........................................................................................117 AppENDIx #8: pETITION FOr pArTITION OF INhErITED INDIAN LANDS............................119 2 LAND USE PLANNING BACKGROUND problems created by the general Allottment Act. The Great Sioux Reservation was established by below you will find simple, step-by-step instruc- the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1851 and has a territory tions on how to take advantage of the various options that encompassed parts of South Dakota, Nebraska, available to you. and Wyoming, consisting of approximately 60 mil- lion acres. In 1876, the u.S. government violated GAINING CONSENT TO USE UNDI- the treaty of 1851 by illegally opening up 7.7 million VIDED LAND acres of the Black Hills to homesteaders and private While some individuals have full ownership over interests. with the passing of the general Allotment their allotted lands, most individuals on Pine Ridge Act (gAA) in 1887, the great Sioux reservation was own undivided interests. This means that they own divided into the Cheyenne River Agency, Crow Creek land within a specific parcels along with tens, hun- Agency, Lower Brule Agency, Rosebud Agency, Sisse- dreds or even thousands of other land owners yet ton Agency, yankton Agency and pine ridge Agency. there is no way to say “which” piece of land you own. Pine Ridge was located in the South West corner of In order to be able to utilize your land you first have South Dakota on the Nebraska border and originally to get the approval of a majority of the other land consisted of approximately 2.7 million acres, roughly owners. The Indian Land Consolidation Act de- the size of Connecticut. Over the next 45 years the scribes how many people have to agree and “sign-off” reservation lost an additional 700,000 acres mostly to be considered a majority. through the process of forced fee-patenting, a prac- tice introduced into the GAA with the 906 Burke Act and ended with the passing of the 934 the Wheeler- Majority Consent According to the bIA “with the passage of the 2000 howard Act. Indian Land Consolidation Act (ILCA) the govern- Today, of the remaining ,773,76 acres of ment created a sliding scale to determine how many land on pine ridge, nearly 1,067,877 acres (60%) is people a land owner had to get approval from to the allotted to individuals. Over a century of unplanned use the land. The scale is as follows: inheritance has created a situation where lands have become severely fractioned. This created a manage- 1 to 5 owners = 100%, 6 to 10 owners = 80%, 11 to ment nightmare where, in order for a land owner to 19 = 60%; and 20 or more owners = majority of the utilize their lands, they may have to get the signed interests. approval of dozens, hundreds or even thousands of separate land owners. As a result of this complexity, Under the ILCA, the superintendent can act most land owners on Pine Ridge have few choices be- on behalf