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Show Navajo Reservation in Arizona, established by Executive orders of January 8,1900, and November 14,1901; The act of February 20, 1925 (Public, No. 429), authorizing ex-chances of Government and -w rivatelv owned lands on the Walwai I ~ e s e h i o nA, r iz. ; The act of March 3,1925 (Public, No. 532), authorizing the sale to the city of Los Angeles of certain land purchased for the homeless Indians in California ; ? The act of February 28, 1925 (Public, No. 503); authorizing an a propriation of $422,939.01 to compensate Chippewa Indians of affinnesota for timber in connection with the settlement for the Min-nesota National Forest; The act of March 4, 1925 (Public, No. 608) to extend the time of payment for land sold on the ceded part of the Fort Peck Reserva-tlon, Mont., and for forfeiture of purchase money and cancellation of entries in certain cases. INDIACLNA IMS.-Jurisdictional bills authorizing the adjudication of the following Indian claims were enacted during the year, and . petitions are bein-g filed by the Indians in the United States Court of Claims: Ponca Indians in Oklahoma and Nebraska. Act approved Janu-ary 9, 1925 Public No 312). Yankton $and od ~ i i u xIn dians, South Dakota, for claim to Red Pipestone Quarries. Act approved January 9, 1925 (Public, No. -2-1-2 ) ~&ware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma. Act approved February 7, 1925 (Public, No. 367). Indians in the State of Washin on west of the Cascade Moun-ary 12, 1925 (Public, No. 402). tains, except the S'Klallam or CIalP am 9Trib.e. Act approved Febru- Kansas or Kaw Tribe of Indians. Act approved March 3, 1925 (Public, No. 577). The act of March 3,1925 (Public, No. 5331, authorized the appm-priation of $400,000 in settlement of the claims a ainst the Govern-ment of the S'Klallam or Clallam Tribe of In $ ians. When this amount shall have been appropriated by Congress prompt steps will be taken to pay out the money per capita to the Indians entitled thereto as provided by the act cited. SUITS FILED IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF CLAIMS Suits were 6led during the year in the United States Court of Claims for the adjudication of Indian claims as follows: Assiniboin Tribe, Oklahoma. Suit filed June 2, 1925. Delaware Tribe, Oklahoma. Suit filed May 28, 1925. Indians of the 'Fort Berthold Reservation, .N. Dak. Amended petition filed July 31, 1924, reinstating these claims before the Court of Claims. Indians of the Klamath Reservation, Oreg. Suits filed May 21, 23, and 25, 1925. Stockbridge Tribe, Wisconsin. Petition filed August 6,1925. Yankton Sioux, South Dakota. Suit filed September 30, 1924, for claim to Red Pipestone Quarries. |