The Menominee Restoration Act - Constituent Correspondence, 1953-08-01

Item — Box: 67, Folder: 8

Identifier: CAC_CC_009_2_67_8_0009

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The United States Department of the Interior recommends that H.R. 7421, a bill to extend federal recognition to the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin and repeal the Act of June 17, 1954 terminating federal supervision over the tribe, be enacted if amended as suggested. The Menominee Termination Act of 1954 was the first legislative yield of House Concurrent Resolution 108, passed by the 83rd Congress, which had as its primary goal the phasing out of federal supervision and control over Indians. The act provided that the Menominee Tribe should formulate and submit to the Secretary a plan for the future control of tribal property and of service functions conducted at that time by or under the supervision of the United States. The resulting plan relied upon securing state legislation to furnish aid and protection to the Menominee's in their new form of governance. To implement the Menominee plan, the State of Wisconsin created Menominee County and Town, whose boundaries are c