Blackfeet Treaty Violations: A Study on Blackfeet Allotted Lands/Minerals, Forced Patents, State/County Taxation and other Legal Devices used to sever Blackfeet Family Allotments on the Blackfeet Reservation compiled by Bob Juneau Sr., Ed Spotted Eagle and Robert C. Juneau, B.A. History
1.Letter March 21, 2005 to Senator John McCain from the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council requesting that the Senate Indian Affairs Committee investigate and return all land and Mineral rights to the Blackfeet that were lost due to the Allotment Act. 5 pgs.
2.Bureau of Indian Affairs Role in Blackfeet Treaty Violations. 1 pg.
3.Summary Document of the minutes of Robert Hamilton's schoolhouse Meeting on July 30 at which he urged Walter Ligget to investigate Blackfeet treaty violations. 1 pg.
4.8 point Bulletin from the Ligget Report on Peter Tailfeathers which says the Blackfeet were, "Defrauded by Deliberate Conspiracy," out of their land and mineral rights. 2 pgs.
5.Statement taken from Peter Tailfeathers on how his land was stolen. 1 pg.
6.Medical Exhibit Report done by Dr.A. McAlister, M.D. 8-14-16 confirming his mental and physical handicap. 1 pg.
7.Report on Peter Tailfeather's Report on Application for a patent in Fee. 6 pgs.
8.Letter to Commissioner of Indian Affairs Charles J. Rhoades dated September 18, 1929 on the History of Peter Tailfeathers Allotment. 1 pg.
9.Letter to Senator B.K. Wheeler Sept.18, 1929 from the Commissioner of Indian Affairs Scattergood concerning Peter Tailfeathers patent. 1 pg.
10.Letter to Senator B.K. Wheeler November 19, 1929 from Robert Hamilton on issuance of illegal fee patents to Blackfeet by the Indian Department. 1 pg.
11.Letter to Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs J.Henry Scattergood November 19, 1929 from Robert Hamilton on illegal execution of Blackfeet wills and issuance of fee patents to Blackfeet who never applied for them by the Indian Office Probate Court. 3 pgs.
12.Letter to Robert Hamilton from Senator B.K. Wheeler November 30, 1929 replying to his November 19, 1929 letter that if he does not any reaction to his grievances on the abuses of the Probate Court from the Indian Department to let him know. 1 pg.
13.Great Falls Tribune article April 6, 1944 entitled Law protects Indian Tribe's Mineral Right gives an account of Charles N. Pray's ruling against C.E. Frisbee, Texas Co., and J.L. Sherburne in favor of Amy Rides-At-The-Door Sherman and the Blackfeet Tribe stating her 160 acres of land and mineral rights are reserved to her and the Blackfeet Tribe and that the defendants acquired that land illegally. 1 pg.
14.Federal District Court Case 313 U.S. vs. C.E. Frisbee motion for Summary Judgement by the plaintiff United States of America, Amy Rides-At-The-Door Sherman, and the Blackfeet Tribe. The motion states all land and minerals on the reservation are reserved to the Blackfeet until Congress shall make law saying otherwise and grant the motion for a Summary Judgement.
3 pgs.
15.Federal District Court Decision #2947 U.S. v. Glacier County states that Glacier County can not tax or take land for taxes that was illegally taken out of trust before the 25 year period had expired. 4 pgs.
16.Federal District Court Decision 2125 U.S. v. Sherburne Mercantile Company says Sherburne through a Sheriff's deed wanted to take Maggie and William Goss's land for a debt owed to him. The Goss' argue he can not because the law says the land can not be taken for a debt incurred before the date of the issuance of the patent. The debt was incurred on November 20, 1920 and was not due until April 20, 1921. The case was dismissed in 1932. Sherburne won the case and got the Goss' land because the Goss' were declared to be competent in court because they were mixed bloods. This case is an example of what criteria the U.S. Government was using back then to declare a Blackfeet either competent or incompetent for Allotment and land seizure. 4 pgs.
17.List of Forced Fee Patent Cases on the Blackfeet Reservation. The list includes: number of cases, case number, allotment number, and land description. 46 pgs.
18.Summary List of Forced Fee Patent Cases on the Blackfeet on the Blackfeet Reservation which includes: Case number, allotment number, allottee name, land description and acreage, type of case, application signatures, fee patent number, and date issued. 13 pgs.
19.Survey of conditions of the Indians in the United States Blackfeet Reservation Wednesday July 24, 1929. 131 pgs.
20.State and County Role in Blackfeet Treaty Violations. 1 pg.
21.Organic Act of the Territory of Montana, Public No.76. 1 pg.
22.History of the creation of Glacier County from Harold E. Gray copied from Glacier County Clerk recorder of Records June 12, 1996. 2 pgs.
23.Timeline of the History of the negative impact the Allotment Act has had on the Blackfeet 1913-2002. 1 pg.
24.U.S. v. Fred V. Nice argued April 24, 1916 decided June 25, 1916 says land taken from Indians for debts incurred due to sale of liquor to the Indians' are illegal. 4 pgs.
25.Divided Sovereigns A Legal Analysis surrounding the creation of county boundaries on Indian Reservation within the Territory and State of Montana July 1998. A legal memoranum published by Montana Legislative Services Division. 22 pgs.
26.Blackfeet Treaties, laws, and executive orders. A compilation prepared from the original documents by Blackfeet Tribal Attorney under the direction of the Blackfeet Tribal Business Council April 1950 Washington D.C. 51 pgs.
28.Blackfeet Allotment Act March 1, 1907 pg.51-83. An Act making appropriations for the current and contingent expenses of the Indian Department, for fulfilling treaty stipulations with various Indian Tribes, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 1908. 32 pgs.
29.The Error of the Winters Court: The St. Mary River-Milk River diversion and Blackfeet Reserved Water Rights, 1888-1920. 33 pgs.
30.Boundary Waters Treaty January 11, 1909. 5 pgs.
31.International Joint Commission Order in the matter of the Measurement and Apportionment of the waters of the St. Mary and Milk Rivers and their tributaries in the State of Montana and the Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan. 2 pgs.
Total pages in Blackfeet Treaty Violations: 381
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