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Table A

Indian Tribes, Bands and Communities
Which Voted to Accept or Reject the Terms
of the Indian Reorganization Act,
the Dates When Elections Were Held,
and the Votes Cast

   

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
ARIZONA
Colorado River Agency:
Colorado River...

705

365

119

8

Dec.15,1934
Fort Mojave........

432

265

102

8

 Dec.15
Cocopah..............

32

18

4

0

 Nov.17
Fort Apache Agency:
Fort Apache........

2718

1340

726

21

 Apr.27,1935
Papago Agency:
Gila Bend............

228

120

18

0

 Dec.15
Papago.................

5146

3028

1267

166

 Dec.15
San Xavier..........

525

283

158

22

 Dec.15
Pima Agency:
Fort McDowell... 205 111 65 7 Oct.27,1934
Gila River........... 4659 2308 1188 116 Dec.15
Salt River............ 1049 592 194 66 Dec.15
Ak Chin............... 179 87 53 15 Dec.15

 

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Arizona cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
ARIZONA
San Carlos Agency:

San Carlos.......... 2843 1473 504 22

Oct.27
Hopi Agency:

Hopi.................... 2538 519

299

 June15,1935
Truxton Agency:
Havasupai.......... 201 106 72 3 June15
Hualapai............. 451 256 37 22 June15
  Camp Verde (Yavapai Apache) 451 259 112 20 Dec.15,1934
Navajo Agency (Arizona, New Mexico)
43135 15900 7608 7992 June14-15

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(California)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
CALIFORNIA
Colorado River Agency:
Fort Yuma (Quechan)............ 819 402 192 32

Nov.17,1934
Hoopa Valley Agency:

Hoopa Valley Reservation........... 554 240 8

174

 Dec.15
Klamath River....... 925 375 38 256 Dec.15
*Quartz Valley...
  Rancherias:........... 411
Smith River........... 41 1 31 June14,1935
Crescent City.....

8 6 0 June14
Hobnerville........... 9 1 5 June14
Table Bluff............ 26 0 10 June14
Trinidad.............. 4 4 0 June14
**Blue Lake....... No Votes June14

   

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(California cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
CALIFORNIA
Mission Agency:
Augustine.............. 14 13 0 6

Dec.18,1934
Cabezon............... 29 17 0

7

 Dec.18
Cahuilla................. 107 69 3

33

 Dec.18
  Campe.................. 135 73 7 18 Dec.18
Capitan Grande (Including Barona) 160 87 37 35 Dec.18
  **Cuyapaipe....... No Votes Dec.18
Inaja..................... 33 22 0 15 Dec.18
Laguna................

3

 1 1 0 Dec.18
LaJolla.................. 221 145 28 68 Dec.18
La Posta.............. 3 3 2 0 Dec.18
Los Coyotes......... 88 52 3 37 Dec.18
Manzanita........... 67 36 3 0 Dec.18
Mesa Grande........ 218 119 9 64 Dec.18
Pala...................... 205 121 7 66 Dec.18

*Indians residing on lands purchased from I.R.A. funds. Group is organized under the I.R.A

**Act applies since Indians did not vote against it applications.

***Act applies since less than 30 percent of eligible voters participated in the election.

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(California cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
CALIFORNIA
Mission Agency (cont.):
Mission Creek...... 20 10 0 3 Dec.18
Morongo.............. 292 173 25 79 Dec.15
Palm Springs......... 50 31 4 16 Dec.15
  Pauma.................. 69 37 0 23 Dec.15
Pechanga.............. 216 156 14 48 Dec.15
  Rincon.................. 181 114 22 58 Dec.15
San Manuel.......... 40 25 2 10 Dec.15
San Pascual........ 9 3 2 1 Dec.15
Santa Rosa........... 50 32 3 13 Dec.15
Santa Ynez.......... 90 48 20 0 Dec.15
Santa Ysabel........ 237 122 14 47 Dec.15
Soboba................ 122 76 6 57 Dec.15
Sycuan................. 35 23 6 16 Dec.15
Torres Martinez.... 198 117 11 66 Dec.15

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(California cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
CALIFORNIA
Sacramento Agency:
Alexander Valley.................. 14 14 0

June11,1935
Alturas................ 13 6

5

 June8
Auburn................. 36 5

16

 June14
  Berry Creek......... 49 0 26 June12
**Big Bend......... No Votes
  Big Sandy............. 38 1 25 June8
Big Valley........... 46 21 4 June8
Cache Creek......

15 7 3 June8
Buena Vista........ 4 2 0 June12
**Cedarville....... No Residents
Cloverdale.......... 20 10 0 June11
Cold Springs......... 47 0 23 June8
**Colfax............. No Residents
Colusa................. 36 25 1 June12
Cortina................ 20 12 0

June12

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(California cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
CALIFORNIA
Sacramento Agency (cont.):
Coyote Valley..... 8 0

1

 June10-30
Dry Creek............ 49 8

17

 June10-30
  East Lake (Robinson).......... 46 19 13 June8
Enterprise............. 29 7 17 June12
  Fort Bidwell........ 41 27 2 June8
Guideville........... 25 14 1 June10
Grindstone..........

27 11 0 June14
Hopland.............. 56 28 3 June10
Jamestown............ 5 0 5 June11
Jackson............... 3 3 0 June12
Laytonville............ 29 7 11 June10
Likely.................. 30 19 1 June8
Lookout.............. 12 6 2 June8
**Lytton............. No Residents
Manchester........ 46 30 0 June11

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(California cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
CALIFORNIA
Sacramento Agency (cont):
Middletown......... 13 10 0

June8
**Millerton.........

No Residents

Mooretown.......... 43 0

34

 June12
  Montgomery Creek.................. 7 5 2 June10
Nevada City....... 18 6 2 June14
  Northfork............. 6 0 4 June10
Paskenta............. 26 17 0 June10
Picayune...............

11 3 7 June10
Pinoleville........... 51 29 1 June10
Pitt River.............. 2 0 2 June10
Potter Valley...... 26 10 3 June10
Redding................ 12 2 4 June11
Redwood Valley. 18 16 0 June10
Rumsay............... 11 10 0 June12
**Santa Rose.....

Indians refused to Hold Election

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(California cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
CALIFORNIA
Sacramento Agency (cont.):
**Sebastopol......

No Residents

Scotts Valley........ 17 0

10

 June8
Sheep Ranch...... 1 1

0

 June12
  Sherwood............ 35 10 12 June10
Shingle Springs..... 3 0 3 June13
  Stewarts Point.... 70 51 10 June11
Strawberry Valley. 10 0 6 June14,1935
Sulphur Banks....

20 11 7
Susanville........... 9 6 0 June12
Table Mountain.... 16 2 10 June8
**Strathmore......

No Residents
Taylorville.......... 4 2 0 June12
Tuolumne............ 40 37 0 June11
Tule River.......... 186 94 50 2 Nov.17,1934
Upper Lake........ 36 7 4
Wilton................. 40 14 12 0 June15,1935
Round Valley (Covelo).............. 827 458 138 36 Nov.17,1934

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
COLORADO
Consolidated Ute Agency:
Southern Ute...... 389 129 85 10

June10,1935
Ute Mountain..... 445 225 9

3

 June12
FLORIDA
Seminole Agency:
Seminole............. 580 295 21 0 March30
IDAHO
Northern Idaho Agency:

Coeur d' Alene..... 634 203 76 78 Nov.17,1934
Kalispel............... 88 38 29 2 Nov.17
Nez Perce............ 1399 608 214 252 Nov.17
Fort Hall Agency:
Fort Hall............. 1839 971 375 31 Oct.27

  

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
IOWA
Tomah Agency:
Sac & Fox........... 419 198 63 13

June15,1935
KANSAS

Potawatomi Agency:

Iowa.................... 498 245 115 3 June15
Kickapoo............ 308 151 74 16 June15
Sac & Fox........... 99 49 32 3 June15
Potawatomi......... 955 469 198 122 June15
LOUISIANA

Choctaw Agency:
Chitimacha.......... 128 35 25 3 May14

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
MINNESOTA
Consolidated Chippewa Agency:
Fond du Lac........ 1298 725 167 28

Nov.17,1934
Grand Portage.... 377 179 75

4

 Oct.27
Leech Lake........ 2076 961 375

60

 Oct.27

(Cass Lake & Winnibigoshish, White Oak Point)
White Earth........ 8059 4169 122 245 Oct.27
Nett Lake (Boise Fort)........ 627 317 159 7 Oct.27
Red Lake Agency:
Red Lake............ 1968 828 418 24 Nov.17
Pipestone School

Lower Sioux........

Voted as one group

Granite Falls.......
Prairie Island......

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
MICHIGAN
Great Lakes Agency:
L'Anse................ 558 413 8

June17,1935
Bay Mills............ 95 42

25

 June17,1935
Hannahville........ 47

3

 June17,1935
Ontanagon..........

Voted with L'Anse
Tomah Agency:
Isabelle (Swan Creek-Black River-Saginaw)..... 424 237 112 June17
MISSISSIPPI
Choctaw Agency:

Choctaw.............. 1792 736 218 21 March30

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
MONTANA
Blackfeet Agency:
Blackfeet............ 3962 1785 823 171

Oct.27,1934
Flathead Agency:

Flathead.............. 2964 1218 494

166

 Dec.15
Fort Belknap Agency:
Rocky Boy's....... 676 344 179 7 Oct.27
Tongue River Agency:
Tongue River..... 1541 757 418 96 Oct.27
Crow Agency:

Crow.................... 2082 982 112 689 May18,1935
Fort Peck Agency:
Fort Peck............. 2663 1027 276 578 Dec.15,1934

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
NEBRASKA
Winnebago Agency:
Omaha................ 1642 807 212 17

Oct.27
Ponca.................. 392 192 64

4

 Nov.17
Santee................. 1277 627 260

29

 Nov.17
  Winnebago.......... 1187 583 133 52 Oct.27
NEVADA
Carson Agency:
*Duckwater (Shoshone)...........
Fort McDermitt..

273

 89 73 2 Nov.17
Pyramid Lake..... 549 277 151 54 Dec.15

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Nevada cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
NEVADA
Carson Agency (cont.):
Summit Lake...... 64 14 10 4

May24,1935
Reno-Sparks...... 205 95 53

5

 June10
Dresslerville....... 170 75 58

1

 June10
Lovelock............. 134 45 31 10 June11
Winnemucca....... 35 26 15 0 June11
   Battle Mountain. 28 14 9 0 June14
Elko..................... 73 40 34 0 June14
Ely.......................

64

 35 8 6 June17
Moapa River...... 158 84 42 3 Nov.17,1934
Las Vegas Tract. 40 22 10 2 May17,1935
Big Pine................ 20 11 0 11 June11
Bishop.................. 171 93 1 68 June11
Fallon................... 426 247 39 74 May17

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Nevada cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
NEVADA
Carson Agency (cont.):
Ft. Independence 74 49 4 29

May24
Indian Ranch...... 28 8 8

0

 May14
Red Hill................ 19 1

12

 May11
**Walker River. 492 301 37 41 Nov.17,1934
West Bishop......... 14 1 9 June11,1935
Yerington............ 72 51 31 3 June15
Yomba.................
Western Shoshone Agency:

Duck Valley (Shoshone-Paiute) 516 383 191 12 Oct.27,1934
Gandy................. 6 4 4 0 May5,1935
Goshute.............. 155 81 21 0 May14
Skull Valley........ 41 21 9 5 Nov.21,1934

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE         RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
NEW MEXICO
Mescalero Agency:
Mescalero.......... 722 367 273 11

Dec.15
United Pueblos Agency:

Acoma................. 1125 597 283

0

 Dec.15
  Cochiti................. 305 167 121 0 Dec.15
Isleta................... 1103 567 138 7 June17,1935
Jemez................... 677 351 84 178 June17
Laguna................ 2271 1315 776 66 Oct.27.1935
Nambe................

128

 72 52 1 Dec.15
Picuris................. 117 59 51 0 Oct.27
Pojoaque............. 9 8 7 0 April13,1935
Sandia................. 129 69 15 0 Dec.15
San Ildefonso...... 126 62 57 4 April13
San Felipe........... 596 331 224 0 June17,1935
San Juan............. 561 280 243 0 Dec.15,1934
Santa Ana........... 241 148 100 0 June17
Santa Clara......... 400 200 134 34 April13
Santa Domingo... 866 476 171 1 June17
Sia....................... 189 92 82 0 June17
Taos.................... 745 402 303 36 Oct.27
Tesuque.............. 123 71 67 0 Dec.15
Zuni..................... 2051 1066 505 0 Nov.17,1934

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE      RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
NEW YORK
New York Agency:
Allegany................ 548 37 298 June10,1935
Cattaraugus........... 864 101 475 June14
Cornplanter (Pennsylvania).... 23 17 June15
Onondaga............. 350 17 206 June15
St. Regis............... 800 46 237 June8
Tonawanda........... 338 42 175 June11
Tuscarora............. 225 6 132 June12
NORTH CAROLINA
Cherokee Agency:
Qualla Boundary (Eastern Cherokee)............ 3254 1114 700 101 Dec.20,1934
NORTH DAKOTA
Fort Berthold Agency:
Fort Berthold...... 1569 61 477 139 Nov.17,1934
Fort Totten Agency:
Fort Totten........... 960 521 144 233 Nov.17
Standing Rock Agency:
Standing Rock
(North Dakota)..... 1677
(South Dakota)..... 2098 1559 668 508 Oct.27
Turtle Mountain Agency:
Turtle Mountain..... 6034 1181 257 550 June15,1935

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE                RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
OREGON
Klamath Agency:
Klamath................ 1364 666 56 408 June15
Umatilla Agency:              
Umatilla................ 1140 681 155 299 June15
Grand Ronde-Siletz Agency:
Grande Ronde.... 356 213 102 68 April 6
Siletz.................... 465 233 54 123 April 6
Warm Springs Agency:
Warm Springs..... 992 394 260 74 April 6
Burns.................. 67 48 1 April 6
SOUTH CAROLINA
Cherokee Agency:
**Catawba..........

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE                RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
SOUTH DAKOTA
Cheyenne River Agency:
Cheyenne River. 3288 1420 653 459 Oct.27,1934
Crow Creek Agency:
Crow Creek......... 953 388 87 246 Dec.15
Lower Brule........ 603 160 71 39 Dec.15
Flandreau School:
Santee Sioux....... 345 193 79 5 Oct.27
Pine Ridge Agency:
Pine Ridge.......... 8370 4075 1169 1095 Oct.27
Rosebud Agency:
Rosebud.............. 6362 3126 843 424 Oct.27
Yankton.............. 2018 991 248 171 Oct.27
Sisseton Agency:
Sisseton................ 2658 1170 266 335 April6,1935
Standing Rock Agency:            (See North Dakota)

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE      RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
UTAH
Uintah & Ouray Agency:      
Cedar City......... 28 13 2 0 May14,1935
Kaibab (in Arizona).............. 93 51 28 5 Nov.17,1934
Kanosh................ 24 14 11 0 May7,1935
Koasharem......... 30 17 14 0 May10
Paiute.................. 19 11 7 0 Nov.24,1934
Uintah................. 1251 634 335 21 Dec.15
Shivwits............... 79 40 27 2 Nov.17
Fort Hall Agency:
Washakie............ 137 109 37 26 April27,1935
WASHINGTON
Colville Agency:
Colville................. 3118 1659 421 562 April6
Spokane............... 807 376 92 163 April6
Taholah Agency:
Chehalis................ 132 70 22 26 April6
Makah................ 403 219 75 47 April6
Nisqually............. 63 40 19 2 Oct.27,1934
Ozette................. 2 2 2 0 April13,1935
Quinaielt............. 1729 764 184 176 April13
Hoh..................... 4 4 3 1 April13
Quileute.............. 242 96 37 15 April13
Shoalwater........... 11 3 5 April13
Skokomish.......... 189 107 35 10 Oct.27,1934
Squaxon Island... 39 32 10 6 April6,1935

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Washington cont.)

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE      RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
WASHINGTON
Tulalip Agency:
Lummi.................. 667 287 72 110 March30
Muckleshoot...... 200 97 59 7 April13
*Port Gamble.....
Port Madison...... 171 110 30 0 April6
Puyallup.............. 328 190 34 36 April13
Swinomish........... 273 123 122 1 Nov.17,1934
Tulalip................. 663 215 143 68 April6,1935
Clallam................ 738
Nooksak............. 235 135 53 13 March30
Skagit-Suiattle.... 205 123 74 3 April6
Yakima Agency:
Yakima................. 2942 1392 361 773 April20

 

ACTION BY TRIBES ON INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

(Those listed in black face type accepted the act)
STATE      RESERVATION

POP.

VOTING POP.

TOTAL YES

VOTES NO

ELECTION DATES
WISCONSIN
Great Lakes Agency:
Bad River........... 1211 697 296 47 Nov.17,1934
Lac Courte Oreille................. 1559 871 205 175 Dec.15
Red Cliff............. 506 360 122 7 Dec.15
*Sokaogan..........
Potawatomi......... 388 51 31 3 June15,1935
*Lac du Flambeau............ 853 492 162 57 June15
Menominee Agency:
Menominee........ 2077 1020 596 15 Oct.27,1934
Tomah Agency:
Oneida................ 3128 1844 688 126 Dec.15
Stockbridge........ 600 226 166 1 Dec.15
WYOMING
Wind River Agency:
Shoshone & Arapahoe............. 2196 1032 339 469 June15,1935