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Show 22 BEPOBT OB THE SEO-S OW TEE IlPTBIuO$ TRIBAL ENROLLMENT Mention was made in the report for the preceding year of the prep-aration of a final roll of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina pursuant to the act of June 4, 1924 (43 Stat. L. 376). The work was continued during the ourrent year under direction of the enrolling commissioner and his report tlierron is expected early in the fall. The act of June 3, 1926 (44 Stat. L.690), provides for ("complete roll" of the Northern Cheyenne Inaians, in order that they may receive individual allotments within the Northern Cheyeme Reser-vation, Mont. The roll was approved by the department June 21, 1927, but mention was. not made of the matter in the report for 1927. ALLOTMENTS . , During the fiscal. year..ended June 30, 1928, 1,067 allotments were ,made to individual Indians embracing lands on various reservations, aggregating 101,234.42 acres, as showp in the following: table: Num-ber ai I Reamtion met- -age ' Raservstion . . ments Colorado Riser Ariz ......... 6b 6m.W port ~ uma~, a l...i..~... .... I 10. w ti-, Calif. ............. 4 162.37 1BO. W $%%on, CaliI ............... 12 483.80 182.79 ~ o r r a r ~ a r t i n scza,w . ....... 9 300. w MWion Creek, Cslif ......... 16 157.41 LB lolla, Oalif.. ............. 77 74% 02 White Earth, ~ i e.n... ...... 3 408.65 Fort Peck, Mont ............. . 1 14.41 In addition to the foregoing, 91 allotments were made to Indians residing on the public domain in various States, embracing 12,916.42 acres. EXTENSION OF TRUST PERIOD The period of trust was extended by order of the President on allot- , I ments made to Indians of the following named tribes and bands: Nez Perce, Idaho; Prairie Band of Pottawatomie, Kan~.; Devils t Lake Sioux, N. Dak.; Tonkawo (Oakland Reservation), Okla.; and Pawnee, Okla. The period of trust was also extended on lands patented to 16 different bands of Mission Indians in Cslifornia. One tract of land containing about 38 acres was purchased at a * cost of $5,000 for the use of about 150 homeless Indians located near the town of Wilton, Sacramento County, Calif. The location of this land affords the Indians school facilities and opportunities for |