President Theodore Roosevelt Restores Land from the Sioux Indian Reservation to Public Domain
1/25/1904
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This document ordered that a tract of land in Nebraska withdrawn from sale and added to the Sioux Indian Reservation in the Territory of Dakota be restored to the public domain, according to President Theodore Roosevelt's Executive Order of January 24, 1882.
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Department of the InteriorUnited States Indian Service,
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White House
January 25, 1904.
It is hereby ordered that the tract of country in the State of Nebraska "withdrawn from sale and set aside as an addition to the present Sioux Indian Reservation in the Territory of Dakota," by Executive Order dated January 24, 1882, be and the same hereby is restored to the public domain.
Theodore Roosevelt.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
National Archives Identifier: 285128
Full Citation: President Theodore Roosevelt Restores Land Tract to Public Domain; 1/25/1904; Making Part of Reservation Called Executive Addition Public Domain; Records of Controversies, 1878 - 12/28/1907; Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Record Group 75; National Archives at Kansas City, Kansas City, MO. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/land-from-sioux-reservation-to-public-domain, December 4, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
