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25 U.S.C. § 5502 — Designation of tribes
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**(a) Description of lands** The lands, declared by [section 5501(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5501/a&num=0&edition=prelim) to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Indian tribes named in this section, are generally described as follows: TribeReservationSubmarginal land project donated to said tribe or groupApproximate acreage 1. Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of WisconsinBad RiverBad River LI–WI–813,148.81 2. Blackfeet TribeBlackfeetBlackfeet LI–MT–99,036.73 3. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Delaware LI–OK–418,749.19 Adair LI–OK–5................ 4. Cheyenne River Sioux TribeCheyenne RiverCheyenne Indian LI–SD–133,738.47 5. Crow Creek Sioux TribeCrow CreekCrow Creek LI–SD–1019,169.89 6. Lower Brule Sioux TribeLower BruleLower Brule LI–SD–1013,209.22 7. Devils Lake Sioux TribeFort TottenFort Totten LI–ND–111,424.45 8. Fort Belknap Indian CommunityFort BelknapFort Belknap LI–MT–825,530.10 9. Assiniboine and Sioux TribesFort PeckFort Peck LI–MT–685,835.52 10. Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa IndiansLac Courte OreillesLac Courte LI–WI–913,184.65 11. Keweenaw Bay Indian CommunityL’AnseL’Anse LI–MI–84,016.49 12. Minnesota Chippewa TribeWhite EarthTwin Lakes LI–MN–628,544.80 Flat Lake LI–MN–15................ 13. Navajo TribeNavajoGallup-Two Wells LI–NM–1869,947.24 14. Oglala Sioux TribePine RidgePine Ridge LI–SD–718,064.48 15. Rosebud Sioux TribeRosebudCutmeat LI–SD–828,734.59 Antelope LI–SD–9................ 16. Shoshone-Bannock TribesFort HallFort Hall LI–ID–28,711.00 17. Standing Rock Sioux TribeStanding RockStanding Rock LI–ND–1010,255.50 Standing Rock LI–SD–10................
**(b) Publication in Federal Register of boundaries, etc.; es
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**(a) Description of lands** The lands, declared by [section 5501(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5501/a&num=0&edition=prelim) to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Indian tribes named in this section, are generally described as follows: TribeReservationSubmarginal land project donated to said tribe or groupApproximate acreage 1. Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of WisconsinBad RiverBad River LI–WI–813,148.81 2. Blackfeet TribeBlackfeetBlackfeet LI–MT–99,036.73 3. Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma Delaware LI–OK–418,749.19 Adair LI–OK–5................ 4. Cheyenne River Sioux TribeCheyenne RiverCheyenne Indian LI–SD–133,738.47 5. Crow Creek Sioux TribeCrow CreekCrow Creek LI–SD–1019,169.89 6. Lower Brule Sioux TribeLower BruleLower Brule LI–SD–1013,209.22 7. Devils Lake Sioux TribeFort TottenFort Totten LI–ND–111,424.45 8. Fort Belknap Indian CommunityFort BelknapFort Belknap LI–MT–825,530.10 9. Assiniboine and Sioux TribesFort PeckFort Peck LI–MT–685,835.52 10. Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa IndiansLac Courte OreillesLac Courte LI–WI–913,184.65 11. Keweenaw Bay Indian CommunityL’AnseL’Anse LI–MI–84,016.49 12. Minnesota Chippewa TribeWhite EarthTwin Lakes LI–MN–628,544.80 Flat Lake LI–MN–15................ 13. Navajo TribeNavajoGallup-Two Wells LI–NM–1869,947.24 14. Oglala Sioux TribePine RidgePine Ridge LI–SD–718,064.48 15. Rosebud Sioux TribeRosebudCutmeat LI–SD–828,734.59 Antelope LI–SD–9................ 16. Shoshone-Bannock TribesFort HallFort Hall LI–ID–28,711.00 17. Standing Rock Sioux TribeStanding RockStanding Rock LI–ND–1010,255.50 Standing Rock LI–SD–10................
**(b) Publication in Federal Register of boundaries, etc.; estimation of acreages** The Secretary of the Interior shall cause to be published in the Federal Register the boundaries and descriptions of the lands conveyed by this chapter. The acreages set out in the preceding subsection are estimates and shall not be construed as expanding or limiting the grant of the United States as defined in [section 5501 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5501&num=0&edition=prelim).
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### Statutory Notes
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Section 459a was editorially reclassified as [section 5502 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5502&num=0&edition=prelim).
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**(a) Declaration; addition to reservations** Except as hereinafter provided, all of the right, title, and interest of the United States of America in all of the land, and the improvements now thereon, that was acquired under title II of the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16, 1933 (48 Stat. 200), the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of April 8, 1935 (49 Stat. 115), and section 55 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 750, 781), and that are now administered by the Secretary of the Interior for the use or benefit of the Indian tribes identified in [section 5502(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5502/a&num=0&edition=prelim), together with all minerals underlying any such land whether acquired pursuant to such Acts or otherwise owned by the United States, are hereby declared to be held by the United States in trust for each of said tribes, and (except in the case of the Cherokee Nation) shall be a part of the reservations heretofore established for each of said tribes.
**(b) Imposition of conditions on conveyed lands; lands excepted from conveying authority** The property conveyed by this chapter shall be subject to the appropriation or disposition of any of the lands, or interests therein, within the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, as authorized by sections 441j to 441o of title 16, and subject to a reservation in the United States of a right to prohibit or restrict improvements or structures on, and to continuously or intermittently inundate or otherwise use, lands in sections 25 and 26, township 48 north, range 3 west, at Odanah, Wisconsin, in connection with the Bad River flood control project as authorized by section 203 of the Act of July 3, 1958 (72 Stat. 297, 311): Provided, Tha
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TITLE 25—INDIANS
§ 5502
lands included in Missouri River Basin projects
shall be treated as former trust lands are treat-
ed.
(c) Additional lands held in trust for specified In-
dian tribes
The right, title, and interest of the United
States of America in all of the lands, including
the improvements now thereon (title to which is
in the United States), acquired under title II of
the National Industrial Recovery Act of June 16,
1933 (48 Stat. 200), and any subsequent Emer-
gency Relief Appropriation Acts, including but
not limited to section 5 of the Emergency Relief
Appropriation Act of 1939 (53 Stat. 927, 930) and
section 4 of the Emergency Relief Appropriation
Act, fiscal year 1941 (54 Stat. 611, 617), together
with all minerals underlying any such land
whether acquired pursuant to such Acts or oth-
erwise owned by the United States, and which
lands are now administered by the Secretary of
the Interior for the use or benefit of (1) Ramah
Navajo Indians, are hereby declared to be held in
trust for the Ramah Band of the Navajo Tribe,
and (2) Choctaw Indians of Mississippi, except
lands subject to the Act of June 21, 1939 (53 Stat.
851), are hereby declared to be held in trust for
the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians; except-
ing valid rights-of-way of record.
(Pub. L. 94–114, § 1, Oct. 17, 1975, 89 Stat. 577; Pub.
L. 97–434, § 1(a), Jan. 8, 1983, 96 Stat. 2280.)
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The National Industrial Recovery Act, referred to in
subsecs. (a) and (c), is act June 16, 1933, ch. 90, 48 Stat.
195. Title II of the Act was classified principally to sub-
chapter I (§ 401 et seq.) of chapter 8 of former Title 40,
Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and was termi-
nated June 30, 1943 by act June 27, 1942, ch. 450,
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