The XL Ranch Indian Reservation - officials have failed to comply with termination of the XL Ranch Indian Reservation in Modoc County, 1934-06-18

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 12

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_12_0006

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The text describes a lawsuit filed by the Pit River Indian Tribe against the Secretary of the Interior, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the Sacramento Area Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The Tribe alleges that these officials have failed to comply with the Fifth Amendment and Federal law in the designation of beneficiaries, assignment of beneficial use, distribution of assets, or termination of the XL Ranch Indian Reservation in Modoc County, California. The Tribe alleges that the officials have instead favored a small group of families who reside on the reservation and have excluded the majority of the Tribe's members from the decision-making process.