Distribution of Funds to Cowlitz and Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Indian Affairs of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-fourth Congress, First Session, on S. 1334 ... S. 1659 ... September 26, 1975U.S. Government Printing Office, 1975 - 91 pages |
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amended approved August 29 Band of Ottawa bill Bureau of Indian capita distribution census rolls Chairman Chippewa Tribe Claims Commission docket Cloquet Commissioner of Indian Committee on Interior CONGRESS THE LIBRARY Council of Chiefs Cowlitz blood Cowlitz descendants Cowlitz Indians degree of blood Durant Roll elected eligible to share enrolled member enrolled Tribal members GERARD Grand River Band Grand River Indians Grand River Ottawa halfbreed Indian Affairs Indian Claims Commission Insular Affairs Interior and Insular JAMES ABOUREZK judgment funds legislation letter LIBRARY OF CONGRES LIBRARY OF CONGRESS lineal descendancy March 27 membership Michigan Ottawa Association Northern Michigan Ottawa one-fourth degree one-sixteenth organized Ottawa and Chippewa Ottawas Descendants Committee paragraph payment Potawatomi President recognized request River Band descendants River Ottawa Indian Secretary of Interior Section Senator ABOUREZK September 26 Sovereign Cowlitz Tribe statement Subcommittee submitted tribal entity Tribe of Indians Tribe of Michigan United Washington Yakima
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