Chemehuevi

July 1, 2010: Background on Trust Patent by BLM

 

July 1, 2010: Notification to Governor

The cited section of law in this letters requires 60 days prior notification to the completion of a Trust Patent.

July 1, 2010: Notification of Patent

Notification to Stand Up For California

July 1, 2010: Trust Patent

A century-old oversight by the federal government was remedied this week when the Chemehuevi Indians were finally given official title to their 32,500-acre reservation along the Colorado River in eastern San Bernardino County. Officials explained a missing signature on the 1907 document -- a trust patent -- as a "historical anomaly," said Jan Bedrosian, spokeswoman for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The omission was discovered in 1984 by a Chemehuevi law clerk researching other matters, said Charles Wood, tribal chairman. NOTE: the 1907 Act did not amend the definition of Mission Indians to include the Chemehuevi.

Report: Status of Chemehuevi Lands

History of the Chemehuevi Indian lands by Dr. Stephen Dow Beckham

June 15, 2010: US DOJ to Havasu Water Co.

Eviction notice

March 22, 2010: Chemehuevi v. Secretary Salazar

This is an administrative procedures challenge against the Secretary of the Interior for failing to issue a Reservation Patent since 1907 under the Mission Indian Relief Act. However, The Chemehuevi Tribe is NOT a Mission Indian and thus no Reservation Patent can be issued for land that is not authorized by an ACT of CONGRESS.

March 2009: Reply Solicitor will consider Takings Assessment

In the matter of your request for a "Takings Assessment" we have asked the Department's Office of the Solicitor for advice and counsel as to the applicability of Executive Order 12630 to this situation. Once we have received our solicitors' advice we will assess what our appropriate action will be on this matter.

Jan. 2009: SOI Ken Salazar- Request for Takings Assessment

Lake Havasu Water Company and its many customers are about to loose their sole water supply. Lake Havasu Water Company requests a takings assessment.

Oct. 2008 ALERT Governor Schwarzenegger

 

July 2006: Congressman Halts 99 year lease

July 4, 2006 by David Bell

June 28, 2005: Bogus Aboriginal and Historical Nexus to Land

 

2002: Chemehuevi Trust Patent Briefing for Secretary

 

Dec. 2001: Shoreline Lease

Agreement between Bureau of Reclamation and Chemehuevi Tribe

4-22-99: Attorney Marsten to the BLM

 

11-20-98: BLM to Nordwall

 

8-10-98: Nordwall to BLM

 

Nov. 1993: ltr San Bernardino BOS - County Jurisdiction over Land at Lake Havasu

 

8-20-90 Nordwall to BIA

 

August 20, 1990: Chemehuevi Request for Trust Patent

Nordwall responds.

BIA 1985 Memo

Chemehuevi are not Mission Indians

April 21, 1977: Chemehuevi Tribal Constitution

This amended constitution approved 4-21-77 is to replace the constitution of June 5, 1970 authorized by the Act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat.984)

Judge Avery Crary: June 9, 1975

Preliminary ruling - as a result the Tribe and Owner of Havasu Landing agreed on a sale price. The Judge viewed the actions of the federal government as a "takings".

August 10, 1974: Title to Certain Lands Riparian to Lake Havasu

 

June 5,1968: DOI to Havasu Palms use of Lower Colorado River

 

1965 Lands Commission Settlement

 

DOI to Secretary Jan. 31, 1907

 

DOI to Gen Land Oct. 2 7, 1907

 

Background-1954: Development of Davis/Parker Dam