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BEFORE THE I N D I A N CLAIM COMMISSION

THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF 1 THE COLVILLE RESERVATION, ET A L . , )

1 P e t i t i o n e r s , 1

1 v.

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 1 1

Defendant. 1

Docket No. 1 7 7 Docket No. 181-A Docket No. 181-B

FINDINGS OF FACT ON 'COMPROMISE SETTLEMENT I

-The Commission makes the fo l lowing f i n d i n g s of ' fact: I i

1. On J u l y 31, 1951, the Confederated Tr ibes o i the C o l v i l l e Reser- : .- v a t i o n ( h e r e i n a f t e r sometimes c a l l e d "Confederated Tr ibes") f i l e d a

p e t i t i o n i n Docket No. 177 a l l e g i n g va r ious c la ims . On the same day the

Confederated Tr ibes a s we l l a s i n d i v i d u a l r e p r e s e n t a t i v e p e t i t i o n e r s , on

behal f of c e r t a i n c o n s t i t u e n t t r i b a l groups of the Confederated T r i b e s ,

f i l e d a p e t i t i o n i n Docket No. 181 a l l e g i n g va r ious o t h e r c la ims . Sub-

s equen t ly , pursuant to o r d e r of the commission dated January 3 , 1956,

t he p e t i t i o n e r s i n Docket No. 181 f i l e d an amended p e t i t i o n i n Said Docket

No. 181, and a l s o f i l e d s e p a r a t e amended p e t i t i o n s i n Docket Nos, 181-A, .--

181-B and 181-C a l l e g i n g c e r t a i n c l a i m which were severed from the o r i g i n a l

p e t i t i o n i n Docket No. 181.

2 . The Confederated Tr ibes of the Co1vi l le Reserva t ion is an

o r g a n i z a t i o n recognized by the S e c r e t a r y of the I n t e r i o r a s having the

a u t h o r i t y to r ep re sen t the Indians en ro l l ed on the C o l v i l l e Reserva t ion

i n t he S t a t e of Washington.

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Among the Indians enrolled on the C o l v i l l e Reservation a r e descendants

of members of the abor ig inal Lake, C o l v i l l e , San P o i l , Nespelem, Okanogan,

and Methow t r i b e s a s w e l l a s c e r t a i n o t h e r t r i b e s .

3. I n the aforesa id amended p e t i t i o n i n Docket No. 181, claims were

presented f o r compensation f o r the taking by defendant of those port ions

of the Indian t i t l e lands of the Lake, C o l v i l l e , San P o i l , Nespelem,

Okanogan and Methow t r i b e s which l a y o u t s i d e of the boundaries of the

Co lv i l l e Reservation a s es tabl i shed by Executive Order o f J u l y 2, 1872.

The prosecution of these claims resu l t ed i n a f i n a l judgment entered by

the Commission on March 1, 1960, making awards t o s a i d t r i b e s i n the

aggregate amount of $1,000,000 a f t e r deduction of o f f s e t s . (8 Ind. C l .

Corn. 420). No claims were made i n sa id amended p e t i t i o n i n Docket No.

181 with respect to t r i b a l lands ly ing wi th in the C o l v i l l e Reservation.

4. I n Docket Nos. 181-A, 181-B and 177 a s well a s i n severa l o the r

proceedings pending before the Commission, claims a r e presented on behal f

of the Confederated Tr ibes a l l eg ing var ious wrongs on the p a r t o f the

defendant which pe r t a in general ly to the lands which were encompassed

wi th in the Co lv i l l e Reservation a s es tabl i shed on J u l y 2, 1872. As a l leged

i n the p e t i t i o n i n Docket No. 177 a n d ' i n the amended p e t i t i o n s i n Docket - - Nos. 181-A and 181-B, a number of events gave r i s e t o the so-cal led

" rese rva t ion land claims" asser ted there in .

5. I n Docket No. 181-A, p e t i t i o n e r s claim as fol lows: There was a

group o f t r i b e s under the leadership of Chief Moses t h a t res ided dur ing

the e a r l y 1880's on the Columbia Reservation i n the S t a t e of Washington.

Th i s group of t r i b e s included (1) the Columbia, ( 2 ) Chelan, (3) E n t i a t and

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(4) Wenatchee. The Colu2bia Reservat ion was establLshed by Execat ive

Order of Apri l i 9 , 1879, a s amended by E x ~ c u t i - ~ e Orders or' March 6 ,

1880, and Febraary 23 , 1883, f o r the perrranent use and occupancy of Chief

Moses and h i s people, and such o t h e r f r i e c d i y Ind ians a s may e l e c t t o

s e t t l e thereon with h i s consent and t h a t of t he S e c r e t a r y of t he I n t e r i o r .

On Ju ly 7 , 1883, an Agreement was made iri Washingtcn, D . C . , s igned by t h e

Sec re t a ry of the I n t e r i o r and the Coimiasioner of I r d i a n A f f a i r s , which con-

ta ined a provis ion t h a t , i f the Chief M x e s group of t r i b e s and o t h e r

Ind ians who were then r e s id ing on the Colunbia Reserva t ion moved t o t h e

C o l v i l l e Reservat ion, the United S t a t e s would secu re t o Chief Moses and

h i s people e q ~ a l r i g h t s alLke wi th a l l o t h e r Ind ians now on t h e C o l v i l l e

Reserva t ion . This agreement was r a t i f i e d by the Act of Cangress of J n l y 4 ,

1884 ( 2 3 S t a t . 76, 7 9 - 3 0 ) . Subsequently, s t a r t i n g i n o r about 1886, members

of t h e Chief Moses t r i b a l groups were mved t o t h e C o l v i l l e Reserva t ion .

Also, dur ing the same period a f yea r s , the Government mved t o t h e C o l v i l l e

Reserva t ion , members of the Joseph aand of Nez Perce Ind ians and mernbers of

t h e Pa lus Tr ibe . Except f o r c e r t a i n a l l o t t e d t r a c t s , t h e Columbia Reser -

v a t i o n w a s r e s to red to the publ ic Zomain by Execut ive Order of May 1, 1886.

The p e t i t i o n e r s ' claims i n Docket No, 181-8 a r e based on t h e c o n t e n t i o n

that t he defendant ino~ed the t r i b a l group and o t h e r groups t o t h e

C o l v i l l e Res2ruat ion t o serve i t s own purposes and i n t e r e s t s , and t h a t s i n c e

no compensation was paid by the defendact t o t he p e t i t i o n e r t r i b e s t h a t h e l d

Ind ian t i t l e to the lands , the t r a n s a c t i o n c o n s t i t u t e d an uncompensated

t ak ing of an undivided i n t e r e s t ic the lands of the t r i b e s t h a t he ld I n d i a n

t i t l e t o t he lands.

18 Ind. C l . Corn.. 531 53:

6. There a r e two claims i n Docket No, 181-B which a r e the s u b j e c t s of

t h e proposed se t t le inent . The f i r s t of these tlzlms p e r t a i n s t o a ce s s ion

of t he so-ca l led "North EaI-f" of the C o l v i l l e Xeservathoo, and the second

p e r t a i n s t o the s a l e of c e r t a i n su rp ius lands of the so -ca l l ed '"outh Half"

of t h e Reservat ion.

a . With r e s p e c t t o the f i r s t of sa-d claims i n Docket No. i81-B, the

p e t i t i o n e r s p re sen t t he following: The C o l v i l l e Reservat ion, a s e s t a b l i s h e d

i n Ju ly 1872, coxprised about 2,900,000 ac re s . Except f o r c e r t a i n 80 a c r e

a l l o tmen t s t o i nd iv idue l I n d i a n . ~ , the so-ca l led "North Half" of t h e Reser-

va t ion was ceded t o t h e United S t a t e s by ar, Agreement which was made wi th

t h e Ind ians of t h e Reservat ion on May 9 , 1891. The United S t a t e s agreed

t o Pay $1,5OO,000 f o r the Lands of the North Half . The Agreement provided

t h a t i t was t o go i n t o e f f e c t a f t e r i t s r a t i f i c a t i o n by Congress. However,

by t h e Act of J u l y 1, 1892 (27 S t a t . b2) , Congress opened t h e North Half t o

s e t t l e m e n t w i thou t r a t i f y i n g the Agreeinent and withouc provid ing f o r t he

payment of t h e $1,500,000. Subsequently, by the Act of June 21, 1906

(34 S t a t . 525, 377-378), f o r t he purpose of car ry ing i n t o e f f e c t t h e 1891

Agreement, Congress d i r ec t ed t h a t $1,500,000 be s e t a s i d e i n t h e Treasury

f o r t h e u s e and b e n e f i t of th.e Indians of the C o l v i l l e Rese rva t ion i n f u l l

payment f o r t h e ceded North Half . The rea f t e r , pursuant t o t h e Act of June

21, 1906, and by way of r a t i f y i n g the 1891 Agreement, Congress app ropr i a t ed

$1,500,000 i n f i v e successive in s t a l lmen t s of $3C0,000 each under each of

f i v e Acts of Congress, na.mely Act of March 1 , 1907 (34 S t a t , 1015, lO5O),

Act of A p r i l 30, 1908 (35 S t a t . 70, 9 6 ) , Act of March 3 , 1909 (39 S t a t . 781,

8131, Act of A p r i l 4 , 1910 (36 S t a t . 269, 286), Act of March 3 , 1911 (36 S t a t

1058, 1075).

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The p e t i t i ~ n e r s Fresei't a c l a l n iz Docket No. 1 8 1 - B t h a ~ , cons ide r ing

tkLe value of the lands j-r~ th~e x o r t h Half es o f the t i m e the l a d s were ceded

t o the Uriited S t a t e s , the $ L , 5CL?,C)OO cops ti t , t ed an uncorsc ionable payment,

and the Tr ibes seek f a i r payment f c r the ceded Isnds,

b. The second c la im i n Docker K O , 181-B, whlch i s proposed f o r s e t t l e -

ment, a r i s e s out of the Act of K E Z C ~ 22, 1906 (34 S t a t . X?), which provided

f o r t he s a l e c f the surp lus larills of t he South H a i f of t h e Rese rva t ion , =d

f o r the n e t proceeds of S ~ L C ~ s a l e s t o be deposi ted Ln t h e Treasury f o r t h e

b e n e f i t of the Indians. The CcLvllZe Confederated Tr ibes r e l y c n S e c t i o n 9

of s a i d Act of March 22, 1906, which prcvided t h a t t h e United S t a t e s " a c t

a s t r u s t e e f o r sa id Indians In the d i s p o s i t i o n and s a l e s of s a i d lands ."

The p e t i t i o n e r s c l a i n t h a t i n t he d i s p o s i t i o n aad s a l e s o f t h e s u r p l u s l a n d s ,

t h e Government f a i l e d t o o b t a i n adecpate and f a i r p r i c e s c o m e n s u r a t e wich

t h e v a l u e of the lands.

7. The claims i n Docket No. 177, which a r e proposed f c r s e t t l e m e n t ,

a l s o a r i s e ou t of the Act of 1"lrch 22 , 1906 (34 S t a t . 801, a c t h c r i z i n g t h e

s a l e of su rp lus lands of the South Half of t h e Reservat ion. P e t i t i o n e r s

a l l e g e a c t s whereby the defendant reduced the p r i c e s t o be pa id f o r t h e

s u r p l u s lands below the appraised p r i c e s and p c s t p o ~ e d t h e t i x e f o r payment

f o r t he surp lus lands, and p e r n i t t e d e n t r y ~ e n to use and have the b e n e f i t

of s u r p l u s lands withoxt ndcing paymeat t he re fo r . The C o l v i l l e Confederated

T r i b e s r e l y on the p r c v i s i o ~ of Secti-on 9 of t he Act of March 22, 1906,

which s t a t e d tha t the defendant was " t c a c t a s t r r ts tee f o r s a i d I n d i a n s i n

t he d i s p o s i t i o n arrd s a l e s of s a i d l a r d s ," and on the c o n t e n t i o n that t h e

United S t a t e s v io la ted i t s f i d u c i a r y d u t i e s a s t r u s t e e t o t h e i n j u r y of t he

p e t i t i o n e r s ,

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8 - For more than a year l a s t p a s t , the a t t o rneys f o r t he p a r t i e s

engaged from time to time i n d i scuss ions arid nego t i a t i ons concerning

poss ib l e s e t t l emen t of claims i n one o r more of the pending p e t i t i o n s

of the C o l v i l l e Confederated Tr ibes i n some e i g h t dockets b e f o r e t he

Commission. Eventual ly the a t t o r n e y s negot ia ted a proposed s e t t l e m e n t

of the above descr ibed claims i n Docket Nos. 1 7 7 , 181-A and 181-B.

9. By l e t t e r dated June 28, 1967 (Set t lement Exh. J ) , t h e f i r m of

Weissbrodt and Weissbrodt, a t t o r n e y s f o r t he p e t i t i o n e r s , submit ted an o f f e r

of proposed se t t l emen t of c laims i n Docket Nos. 177, 181-A and 181-B,

based on (1) t h e conso l ida t ion of t he claims i n Docket NOS. 181-A and 181-I3

f o r a l l purposes, and t h e e n t r y of a f i n a l judgment f o r p e t i t i o n e r s i n

t h e n e t amount of $3,500,000.00; and ( 2 ) t h e e n t r y i n Docket No. 177 of a

f i n a l consent o r d e r d i smiss ing wi th p re jud ice the p e t i t i o n i n Docket NO. 177.

10. By l e t t e r dated August 3 , 1957 (Set t lement Exh. K ) , t h e defendant

accepted t h e o f f e r of s e t t l emen t , s u b j e c t t o the approval of t h e governing

body of t h e C o l v i l l e Confederated Tr ibes , t h e Sec re t a ry of t h e I n t e r i o r o r

h i s au tho r i zed r e p r e s e n t a t i v e , and t h i s Comiss ion .

11. Narc i s se Nicholson, J r . , t he Chairman of t h e C o l v i l l e Business

Counci l , t h e governing body of the Confederated T r i b e s , i s sued a n o t i c e of

a meeting of a l l members of the Confederated Tr ibes t o be he ld on August 19 ,

1967, f o r t h e purpose of cons ider ing and vo t ing upon t h e proposed s e t t l e m e n t .

On August 7 , 1967, a copy of the n o t i c e was mailed t o a l l e n r o l l e d a d u l t

members of t h e Confederated Tr ibes t o t h e i r l a s t known addresses . Also, a

copy of t he n o t i c e was published i n the i s s u e of t he T r i b a l Tr ibune da ted

August 7 , 1967, which was mailed t o most t r i b a l f a m i l i e s . F u r t h e r , t h e

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Chairman of the Business Councii s en t a p re s s s ta tement concerning the

meeting to t h i r t e e n newspapers of the a r e a and to the United P res s and

Associated Press and a l so to s i x l o c a l r a d i o and T. V . S t a t i o n s .

12. The proposed o f f e r of s e t t l emen t was presented t o t h e members of

t he Confederated Tr ibes a t the scheduled meeting. he ld on August 19 , 1967,

i n the Nespelem School a t Nespelem, Washington. A t t h e meeting a copy of

a d e t a i l e d w r i t t e n r e p o r t of t he a t t o rneys concerning t h e proposed s e t t l e -

ment was d i s t r i b u t e d . t o each person. Claims a t t o r n e y s Abe W . ~ e i s s b r o d t

and Lyle Kei th were present a t the meeting and gave a d e t a i l e d o r a l r e p o r t

on t h e proposed se t t lement , expla in ing i t s terms and recommending t h a t i t

be accepted by the Confederated Tr ibes . The t r i b a l members were g iven f u l l

oppor tun i ty t o a sk questions and the re was a f u l l and f r e e d i s c u s s i o n of

t he proposed se t t lement . A vo te was taken and t h e r e s u l t o f t h e v o t e was

242 i n f avo r of acceptance of the se t t l emen t and 10 opposed.

13 . Also, on August 19, 1967, pursuant t o n o t i c e s duly g iven , a

meeting of the C o l v i l l e Business Council , t h e governing body of t h e C o l v i l l e

Confederated Tr ibes , was held. A l l f ou r t een members of t h e Business Counci l

a t t ended t h e meeting. By appropr ia te r e s o l u t i o n , t h e Business Counci l vo ted

i n open meeting t o accept the proposed s e t t l e m e n t , t h i r t e e n i n f avo r , and

none opposed. The Resolution of t he Business Council (Se t t lement E x h i b i t E)

r eads a s fol lows:

RESOLUTION

BE I T RESOLVED by the Bclsiness Council of t he Confederated T r i b e s of the Co lv i l l e Reservation:

(1) t h a t the terms of the o f f e r of s e t t l e m e n t i n Docket Nos. 177, 181-A and 181-B before the Indian Claims Commission a s s e t f o r t h i n a l e t t e r dated June 28, 1967, from Claims Attorney Abe W. Weissbrodt

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t o Ass i s t an t Attorney Genera: Edwin L . Weisi, J r . , Department of J u s t i c e , Wzshington, D , C . , and a s a c c e p t ' d tg tbe L e t t e r of A s s i s t a n t Attorney General Edwin I , . V e i s l , J r . , dated August 3 , 1967, a r e hereby approved, confirmed and r a t i f i e d ; and

( 2 ) t h a t approval and consent a r e hereby given to a Stipu1e;ion f o r Entry of F i n a l Judgment embdying sa id t e rms ; a d

(3 ) M r . Narc isse Nicholson, Jr. ; M r . Barney Rickard; and M r . O l ive r Pooler a r e hereby authorized to s i g n and execute an approval of the sa id S t i p u l a t i o n on behalf of the Confederated Tr ibes of t h e C o l v i l l e Reservat ion and t o s i g n and execute any o t h e r wrFting which may be appropr ie te o r reqc i red to c a r r y sard S t i p u l a t i o n i n t o e f f e c t , and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, t h a t che i ~ d i v i d v a L s named below a r e hereby au thor ized t o s ign and execute an appss j a i of s a i d S t ipu - l a t i o n on behalf of the r e s p e c t i v e c o n s t i t a e n t t r i b a l groups of t h e Confederated Tr ibes of the C o l v i l l e Reservat ion a s s p e c i f i e d below:

On behal f of the C o l v i l i e Tr ibe :

E l l en M. Wood

Barney Rickard

Pe te r Hal l

On behal f of the Lake Tribe:

Charles Quintasket

El izabe th Enerson

James K. Howarth

On beha l f of the San Poe i l s Tribe:

Edna Bacon Redmn

J u a n i t a Runnels F r u i t

Ea r l Crofoot

On beha l f of t he Nespelen Tribe:

Olive Mae Moses

Laura Lee Scoble -

Kary Gua

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On behalf of t he Okanogan Tribe:

Narcisse Nicholson. J r .

Rose W . Simon

Mary P i e r r e

On behalf of t he Methow Tribe:

Mary M i l l e r Wippel

William M. Charley

Edward T imentwa

CERTIFICATION

The foregoing Resolu t ions were duly adopted by t h e Bus iness Council of t he Confederated Tr ibes of t h e C o l v i l l e Rese rva t ion on August 19, 1967, a t Nespelem, Washington, by a v o t e of 1 3 FOR and 0 AGAINST, cons t i t u t i n g a quorum.

Narc isse Nicholson, Jr. Chairman, Bus iness Counci l , Confederated T r i b e s of t h e C o l v i l l e Rese rva t ion

ATTEST:

Ol iver Pooler Sec re t a ry , Business Counci l , Confederated Tr ibes of t he C o l v i l l e Reservat ion

14. The record d i s c l o s e s t h a t t h e Superintendent of t h e C o l v i l l e Ind ian

Agency, M r . Elmo M i l l e r , a l s o at tended the August 19 , 1967, meeting. The

Superintendent submitted t o the Commissioner of Ind ian A f f a i r s a r e p o r t con-

ce rn ing the meeting and t h e proposed se t t lement . On August 2 8 , 1967, t h e

Commissioner o f Ind ian A f f a i r s , Robert L . Bennett , approved t h e s e t t l e m e n t by

a l e t t e r (Set t lement Exh. L) t o Weissbrodt and Weissbrodt , a t t o r n e y s f o r t h e

p l a i n t i f f s , which i n p e r t i n e n t p a r t reads a s fol lows:

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We a r e s a t i s f i e d t h ~ t tile ~enl 'cers who at tended the general meeting and t l ~ e business m e e ~ i c g Oia Augvs t 1 9 , 1967, were r ep resen ta t ive of the C~nfederated T r i b s s of Yne C o l v L l l e Reservat ion, ?hat they vnders rood the propased s e t ~1 erne-1 t , and t h a t views expressed i n t he reso;ut icn a s adopted and r a t i f i e d reasonably expressed the views of t5e mexbersbip c f the t r i b e s .

Resolut ion No. 1967-279, adopted by the CoLvil le Business Council and r a t i f i e d by the men'bers In general counci l on August 19, 1967, i s hereby approved.

Eased upon t h e informatien which you have furnished u s , t h a t submitted by ou r f i e l d o f f i c e , and t h a t obtaiced f r o m o t h e r sources , t h e proposed se t t l emen t of c l a i m of t he p e t i t i o n e r Confederated Tr ibes of t he C o l v i l l e Reservat ion i n Indian Claims Commission Consolidated Docket Nos. 1 8 1 - A and 181-By with Docket No. 177 t o be dismissed, f o r a n e t j u d g w n t of $3,500,000.00 i s hereby approved.

15 . The p a r t i e s have entered i n t o a S t i p u l a t i o ~ ( S e ~ t l e m e n t Exh. A)

made 'a p a r t o f t h e record he re in , which reads a s follows:

BEFORE THE INDIAN CiAIlvIS COMMISSION

THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF THE ) COLVILLE RESERVATIGN, ET AL., )

) P e t i t i o n e r s , )

) Docket Nos. 3.77, V. 1 181-A and 181-B

1 TKE UNITED STATES OF &ERICA, ) =

) Defendant. 1

STIPIiLATION FOR EXTKil OF FINAL JUDGMENT

I t i s hereby s t i p u l a t e d between counsel f o r the p a r t i e s t h a t t h e above-ent i t led cases s h a l l be s e t t l e d , compromised and f i n a l l y disposed of by en t ry of f i n a l judginent a s follows:

1. Docket Nos. 181-A and 181-B s h a l l be consol idated f o r a l l purposes and the re s h a l l be entered in s a i d consol idated dockets , a f t e r a l l allowable deduct ions, c r e d i t s and o f f s e t s , a f i n a l judg- ment f o r p e t i t i o n e r s i n t he n e t a m ~ m t of $3,500,000.

2 . Entry of f i n a l judgmect on sa id b a s i s i n consol idated Docket Nos. 181-A and 181-B s h a l l f i n e l l y d ispose of a l l r i g h t s , c la ims o r

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demands which the p e t i t i o n e r s have a s se r t ed o r could have a s s e r t e d with respec t to the s u b j e c t m - t t e r o f these dockets , a d p e t i t i o n e r s s h a l l be barred thereby from a s s e r t k i g sly such r i g h t s , c l a i m o r demands aga ins t defecdant Lr, snq- f ~ l t u r e ac t ion .

3 . Entry of f i n a l j xdgme~t i n s a l d Deckct Nos. 181-A and 181-B s h a l l f i n a l l y dispose c f a l l r i g h t s , c l a i x s , dexands, paj-mects on the claims, counterclaims o r o f f s e t s w h i c e t h e defendant has a s se r t ed o r could have a s s e r t e d a g a i n s t the p e t i t l o n e r s o r any of them under the provis ions of Sec t ion 2 s f the I r d i a c C l a i m Commission Act ( c . 949, 60 S t a t . iC49) f o r the period J u l y 2 , 1372 t o J cne 30 1957, i nc lds ive , and Gefenzan: s h a l l be barred thereby from a s s e r t - ing aga ins t p e t i t i o n e r s i n any o t h e r o r f u t u r e a c t i o n , any sach r i g h t s , dernands, payments on t h e c la ims , c o u n t e r c l a i m c r o f f s e t s . I t i s agreed t h a t defendant s h a l l n o t be barred by t h i s z t i p u l a t i o n o r by en t ry of judgnent p u r s 7 ~ a n t t h e r e t o from c l a i d n g , i n any o t h e r o r f u t u r e ac t ion , o f f s e c s a r i s i n g p r i o r t o Ju ly 2 , i872 o r acc ru ing subsequent t o June 30, 1957.

4. There s h a l l be entered i n Docket N o . 177 a f i n a l consent o r d e r dismissing with p re jud ice each and a l l of the claims made by p e t i t i o n e r s i n s a id Docket 177.

5. This s t i p u l a t i c n s h a l l n o t a f f e c t the r i g h t , i f any, which t h e United S t a t e s may have t o c o l l e c t from t h e proceeds of s a l e s of t imber , a s authorized by s t a t u t e , expenses of managing, p r o t e c t i n g and s e l l i n g timber.

6. The p e t i t i o n e r , The Confederated Tr ibes of t he C o l v i l l e Reser - va t ion , and one o r more c o n s t i t v e n t t r i b e s , bands and groups the reo f have c e r t a i n claims which a r e p r e s e n t l y pending be fo re t h e I n d i a n Claims Commission i n Docket Nos. 178, 179, 181-C and 186. I t i s agreed t h a t t he i n s t a n t s t i p u l a t i o n and the e n t r y of f i n a l jadgment pu r suan t t o the i n s t a n t s t i p u l a t i o n s h a l l c o t ba r o r p re jud ice i n any way t h e prosecut ion of the claims i n s a i d Docket Nos. 178, 179, 181-C and 186.

7. The said f i a a l judgment Ln Docket Nos. 281-A and 183-B and t h e sa id f i n a l consent o rde r i n Docket No. 177, e ~ t e r e d pursuant t o t h i s s t i p u l a t i o n , s h a l l be by way of ccmpronise and s e t t l e m e n t and s h a l l n o t be construed a s an admissicn by e i t h e r pa r ty , f o r t h e purpose o f precedent o r arguntent, i n any o t h e r case.

8. The f i n a l judgnent and f h a l consent o rde r of t h e I n d i a n Claims Commission pursuant t o t h i s s t i p u l a t i o n s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e f i n a l de te rmin- a t i o n s by the Comission of t he above-captioned cases , and s h a l l become f i n a l on the day they a r e en t e red , a l l p a r t i e s hereby waP,ring any and a l l r i g h t s t o appeal from o r o therwise seek review of such f i n a l d e t e r - minatioils.

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9 . The p a r t i e s agree t o execute and f i l e with the Commission a j o i n t motion f o r en t ry of f i n a l judgment and f i n a l consent o rde r pursuant to t h i s s t i p u l a t i o n , submi t t ing proposed form of judgment and o rde r f o r the approval of the Commission.

WEISSBRODT & WEISSBRODT

by: I . S. Weissbrodt I. S. Weissbrodt

Abe W . Weissbrodt Abe W . Weissbrozt

Attorneys f o r P e t i t i o n e r s i n Docket Nos. 177, 181-A & 181-B

Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Ass i s t a n t Attorney General

John D. S u l l i v a n John D . S u l l i v a n Attorney f o r Defendant

The foregoing S t i p u l a t i o n f o r Ent ry of F i n a l Judgment i n Docket Nos. 177, 181-A and 181-B i s joined i n and approved by the Confederated Tr ibes of t he C o l v i l l e Reservat ion and by each of t h e fo l lowing t r i b a l groups and ind iv idua l s named a s p e t i t i o n e r s i n s a i d Dockets a s evidenced by the approvals which a r e annexed t o and made a p a r t of the S t i p u l a t i o n .

Confederated Tr ibes of t he C o l v i l l e Reservat ion C o l v i l l e Tr ibe Lake T r i b e San P o i e l s Tr ibe Nespelem Tr ibe Okanogan Tr ibe Me thow Tr ibe P e t e Lernery, Ind iv idua l Representa t ive P e t i t i o n e r F lo rence Qu i l l , Ind iv idua l Representa t ive P e t i t i o n e r Louis Camille, Ind iv idua l Representa t ive P e t i t i o n e r

16. A s n o t e d , t he re a r e annexed t o t he S t i p u l a t i o n and made a p a r t

t h e r e o f , app rova l s of the S t i p u l a t i o n , signed by authorized menbers on

beha l f o f t h e C o l v i l l e Confederated Tr ibes and on behalf of each of t he s i x

c o n s t i t u e n t t r i b a l groups of C o l v i l l e Confederated Tr ibes , who a r e named

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a s p e t i t i o n e r s i n Docket Nos. 181-A and 181-B. Each of t he s i g n a t u r e s i s

au thent ica ted by M r . Elmo Mi l l e r , Super in tendent , ColvLl le Indian Agency.

17. Twelve ind iv idua ls were named i n the amended p e t i t i o n s i n Docket

Nos. 181-A and 181-B as ind iv idca l represents t i v e p e t i t i o n e r s . Evidence

was adduced t o show t h a t n ine of t hese ind iv idua l s a r e now deceased ( S e t t l e -

ment Exh ib i t s B and N). The r e m i n i n g t h r e e i n d i v i d u a l s , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e

p e t i t i o n e r s (Pe te Lemery, Florence Qu i l l and Louis Camil le) joined i n and

approved the S t i p u l a t i o n (Set t lement Exhib i t s A-8, 8 -9 , and A-10).

18. A hear ing was held before the C o m i s s i o n on August 30, 1967, on

t h e proposed se t t lement . Testimony was r ece ived , from t h r e e t r i b a l o f f i c e r .

and from M r . Elmo Mi l l e r , Superintendent , C o l v i l l e I n d i a n Agency. I n

a d d i t i o n , t h e s tatements of counsel and e x h i b i t s were rece ived . The t h r e e

t r i b a l o f f i c e r s who t e s t i f i e d were (1) M r . Na rc i s se Kicholson, : r . , Chai r -

man of t h e C o l v i l l e Business Council and member of t h e T r i b a l Claims ,:om-

m i t t e e (2 ) M r . Barney Rickard, Vice chairman of t he C o l v i l l e Business

Council and Chairman of the t r i b a l Claims Committee; (3) M r . Frank George,

member of t h e C o l v i l l e Business Council and a l s o a member of t h e t r i b a l

Claims Committee. Each of these o f f i c e r s has t e s t i f i e d b e f o r e t h e

Commission i n connection with proceedings invo lv ing the s e t t l e m e n t of o t h e r

c laims presented by the Confederated Tr ibe ( s e e 1 5 Ind . C 1 , Comm. 196 , a t pp.

218-221 involv ing se t t lement of claFms i n Docket Nos. 161, 222 and 224) . The

testimony of the witnesses ccnfirms t h a t t h e terms of t h e proposed s e t t l e -

ment were c a r e f u l l y explained a t t h e meeting of t h e members of t h e Con-

f ede ra t ed T r i b e s ; t h a t there was a f u l l and f r e e d i s c u s s i o n a t t he meeting

and t h a t members of the Confederated Tr ibes understood the t e r m of t h e

proposed se t t l emen t .

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19. I. S. Weissbrodt, a t torney of record f o r the p e t i t i o n e r s and h i s

associa te cont rac t a t torneys recornended to the p e t i t i o n e r s t h a t they approve

the se t t lement , s t a t i n g t h a t the set t lement was a good compromise and, under

a l l the circumstances, was i n t h e i r best i n t e r e s t .

20. From the e n t i r e record the Commission f inds t h a t the compromise

agreement a s s e t ou t i n the S t ipu la t ion f o r Entry of F ina l Judgment has

been c a r e f u l l y and f u l l y presented to the Indians who a r e p e t i t i o n e r s i n

said Docket Nos. 1 7 7 , 181-A and 181-B, and has been f r e e l y and v o l u n t a r i l y

approved by them, and t h a t the sa id compromise agreement under a l l the

circumstances i s f a i r and j u s t t o pe t i t ione r s and defendant.

21. The Commission, therefore , approves and adopts the terms of the

S t i p u l a t i o n f o r Entry of Final Judgment.

/ s / Arthur V . Watkins Arthur V . Watkins Comrnis s ioner

/s/ Wm. M. Holt Wm. M. Holt Commissioner

/ s / T . Harold S c o t t T. Harold S c o t t Commissioner