Rosebud Reservation

One of several Reservations at South Dakota, Rosebud Reservation is quite large as is Pine Ridge Reservation. You have to follow a trail of evidence to investigate as prophesy indicates! Below is a map of Pine Ridge Reservation and Rosebud Reservation, it's demographics and links to google earth photos of Mission. We know Rosebud Reservation is an Ojibwa Reservation because of Ojibwa author George Copway who is responsible for Great Sioux Reservation and what Father Belcourt wrote to Major Woods in 1849. Belcourt described Pembina Chippewa District to Woods in detail. Below is an excerpt from Belcourts letter to Woods:

We understand here, that the district or department called Pembina, comprises all of the country or basin which is irrigated or traversed by the tributaries of the Red River, south of the line of the 49th parallel of latitude. The prairie, rivers, and lakes which extend to the height of land of the Mississippi, and the immense plains which feed innumerable herds of bison to the westward and from which the Chippewa and half breeds of this region obtain their subsistence, contains within their limits a country about 400 miles from north to south and more than five hundred miles from east to west.

Adjacent to Pine Ridge Reservation is Rosebud Reservation which was allotted to 8,585 Sioux Ojibwa's or Soo Tribe of Chippewa's and to citizens of other tribes, with what remained being termed "Surplus Land," which was ceded then opened to white settlement.

Total land area of original Pine Ridge/Rosebud Reservation: 7,022,639.69 acres after George Copways Great Sioux Reservation was diminished into smaller Reservations. These land acts against a defenseless people were described this way:

Original land area of Pine Ridge Reservation was 3,535,011.68 acres - "32,000 acres" was ceded except 640 acres for a school.

By authority of President Roosevelt (chief Rocky Boy agreed to the land allotments as long as if they were in compact form and could not be sold) on July 29, 1904, 2,229,803.81 acres was allotted to 8,269 Sioux Ojibwa's and citizens of other tribes. Many of the land allotments were illegally sold or stolen.

Pine Ridge Reservations Government was allotted 11,333.68 acres.

Left Aggregated (kept in compact form) was 866,323.19 acres.

What was left to Pine Ridge Reservations Government ownership is 161,565 acres.

Land act of May 27, 1910 reserved 40,960 acres for State school land and 22,434 acres for timber purposes.

President Taft's Proclamation of June 29, 1911 identified 169,592 acres of Pine Ridge Reservation land as surplus land. It was supposedly ceded then opened to white settlement. However, Mexico's Civil War was in progress which means the 169,592 acres was most likely given to chief Rocky Boy.

They stipulated that 161,565 acres was opened to white settlement in Bennett County. So of the 3,535,011.68 acres a total of 3,171,494.68 acres was left to Pine Ridge Reservation. However, 2,229,803.81 acres was allotted land. It's in "Fee Land Status and Trust Land Status." Trust land is owned by Pine Ridge Reservation and it's citizens. Fee land is owned by natives and whites. It's subject to city, county, federal and state taxes. However, chief Rocky Boy did not agree to allow land allotments to be sold. Of the total of 3,535,011.68 acres, all remains under Pine Ridge Reservation jurisdiction. Reservation leaders must reject "Surplus Land" being ceded! As a result of land allotments being illegally sold, many whites live at Pine Ridge Reservation. Rosebud Reservation was violated by American leaders because it contained much farm land! Pine Ridge Reservation has much land identified as rugged terrain and even mountainous. George Copway appealed for land adjacent to and east of Missouri River at South Dakota for an Ojibwa Reservation. Later he appealed for land adjacent to and west of Missouri River at South Dakota and North Dakota. In 1846, the 5 million acre Ojibwa Reservation at Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri was eradicated. Thus, George Copway lectured at large American cities for a large Ojibwa Reservation at South Dakota. In 1868 the United States agreed to set aside a vast Ojibwa Reservation adjacent to and west of Missouri River at South Dakota and North Dakota. Copway was aware of large numbers of Ojibwa People and people from other tribes migrating west from Ohio Valley, the Great Lakes region and the old 5 million acre Ojibwa Reservation located mainly at west Iowa.

Today, they are having problems determining who owns those land allotments. It's a very complicated task and since land ownership is involved, so is money. Not all "Fee Land Allotments" were sold to whites. Most may be owned by Pine Ridge Reservation citizens. Allotment acts of March 1, 1907 and May 29, 1908, may have set aside land for chief Rocky Boys landless Ojibwa Subjects within Pine Ridge Reservation. In 1906 and 1907, around 1,000 Utes from Uintah Valley Reservation in Utah, supposedly fled their Reservation to go to Pine Ridge Reservation. They needed good reasons for doing so yet there was no good reasons for doing so. On July 14, 1905 President Roosevelt's Proclamation to set aside 1,010,000 acres to be a National Forest or protected land, within Uintah Valley Reservation, was well received by Uintah Valley Reservation leaders. They did open 1,004,285 acres of Uintah Valley Reservation to white settlement however. On May 27, 1902, 1,284 Utes were allotted 99,407 acres. Another 60,160 acres was under reclamation. Uintah Valley Reservation yet owned 179,195.65 acres. Uintah Valley Reservation yet had a land area of 1,348,762.65 acres in 1906! What makes 1906-1907's so called "Ute Exodus" not acceptable, is location where they were captured which was a few miles east of Northern Cheyenne Reservation at Montana. Either they were from Cheyenne River Reservation or they were many of chief Rocky Boys landless Ojibwa's being forced to Relocate to Pine Ridge Reservation. Probably Cheyenne River Reservation.

Chief Sitting Bull and his Ojibwa Subjects settled along the north portion of Cheyenne River Reservation near Grand River. So troublesome were they, they were prone to react with hostility pertaining to land. 1890's Wounded Knee Massacre was over losing Reservation land. The land that kept Great Sioux Reservation in one piece was illegally ceded then opened to white settlement by President Harrison's February 10, 1890's Proclamation. Actually Great Sioux Reservation had already been diminished into smaller Reservations years earlier. It became offical on February 10, 1890. Cheyenne River Reservation was targeted! That led to 1890's Wounded Knee Massacre which was fought after the United States forced 100's of Ojibwa's to leave the ceded portion of Reservation. American Soldiers took them to Pine Ridge Reservation!

Even in 1906 they rejected ceding Reservation surplus land. That led to 1906's and 1907's problems at Cheyenne River Reservation. Allotments were agreed to yet surplus land was rejected. Not long after being informed that Cheyenne River Reservations surplus land would be ceded then sold to whites, over 1,000 Ojibwa's up and left for Montana. To lure them back to Cheyenne River Reservation, Cheyenne River Reservations surplus land was given back to Cheyenne River Reservation. Chief Sitting Bulls Ojibwa Subjects continued to be very hostile in 1906 and 1907. Remember they didn't settle at Great Sioux Reservation until after chief Sitting Bull surrendered on July 19, 1881 at Fort Buford. After Montana's 1876-1877 War, chief Sitting Bull and chief Big Bear and chief Rocky Boy fled up to the Cypress Hills of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Less than 200 Ojibwa's surrendered with chief Sitting Bull. However, many more Montana Ojibwa's returned to Montana only to be sent to Great Sioux Reservation. Location where they settled was north and south of Grand River.

Rosebud Reservations Government had no land left after all of it's land was distributed. Rosebud Reservation land allotments may have commenced in the 1880's or 1890's. In 1896, the United States conspired to round up 1,000's of Montana Ojibwa's living at their large Reservation between Great Falls and Helena. During June and July 1896, they rounded up 1,000's of Ojibwa's who were led by chief Big Bear (if he was still alive) or chief Rocky Boy and sent them to Great Falls to be relocated. Rosebud Reservation was forced to accept near 500 of them. A location south of White River at Rosebud Reservation was given to them. We don't know where it's at. It could be located at Pine Ridge Reservation for all we know! We also have to deal with historians who promote Lower Brule People from Lower Brule Reservation being relocated to Rosebud Reservation in 1896. It's an obvious cover-up! The source I learned this from, wrote it in a way that's difficult to ascertain! It's written this way:

February 20, 1896: A total of 1,867,716 acres allotted to 8,585 Ojibwa's and other natives. Near 500 were Montana Ojibwa's forced to relocate to Rosebud Reservation. 416,000 acres deemed surplus land and ceded. 29,392.01 acres reserved for Rosebud Reservations government.

March 3, 1899: Land acts of 1896 ratified.

September 14, 1901: Rosebud Reservation Land Act.

April 23, 1904: Land act of September 14, 1901 ratified. Chief Rocky Boy agreed to allow land allotments as long as if they were in compact form and could not be sold.

May 13, 1904: Rosebud Reservation forced to cede 382,000 acres. It's location is Gregory County, South Dakota.

May 16, 1904: President Roosevelt's Proclamation established Battlement Mesa Forest Reserve at Colorado. I learned this from an online website. We have to address this issue!

March 1, 1907: Land act. Related to August 24, 1908's Proclamation.

March 2, 1907: Land act. Related to August 24, 1908's Proclamation.

May 29, 1908: Land act. Related to August 24, 1908's Proclamation.

August 24, 1908: President Roosevelt's Proclamation forced Rosebud Reservation leaders to cede 838,000 acres. The land was ceded to Montana Ojibwa's who were being terrorized by American leaders during 1907, 1908 and 1909. Forced relocations of Montana Ojibwa's took place between 1907 and 1909. The 838,000 acres is located at Tripp County, South Dakota.

May 30, 1910: Land act. Related to June 29, 1911's Proclamation.

June 29, 1911: President Wilson's Proclamation forced Rosebud Reservation leaders to cede 300,000 acres at Mellette County and Washabaugh County, South Dakota. The 300,000 acres was ceded to Montana Ojibwa's. Washabaugh County was located at Pine Ridge Reservation.

July 6, 1912: 43,520 acres set aside as State school land.

Rosebud Reservation has a land area of 3,078,628.01 acres. Rosebud Reservation was forced to cede surplus land totaling 798,000 acres. Rosebud Reservations east boundary must extend to the east boundary of Tripp County. Over 300 sq. mi. at Tripp County is not a part of Rosebud Reservation. Gregory County is also not a part of Rosebud Reservation. Chief Rocky Boy was really betrayed at Rosebud Reservation! Both Proclamations must be disputed because many citizens of the Rocky Boy Tribe were forced to relocate to Rosebud Reservation and Pine Ridge Reservation.

Below are demographics of Pine Ridge Reservation and that of Rosebud Reservation. In 1900, they numbered 16,854. Their population has not increased much in 120 years! Average household size according to official reports is near 4.0 but could be higher. There are a total of 6,304 housing units at these Reservations, with renter occupied units majority, while owner occupied units less. Only one of these Reservations settlements is located at Tripp County which is a part of this Reservation. That is Ideal. This Reservation still owns some land at Tripp County. And Tripp County has a Native American population of around 600. About half live in Winner which is Tripp County's county seat.

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Demographics of Pine Ridge-Rosebud Reservation

Land Area: 10,333.8 sq. mi. or 26,764.5 sq. km.

Population: 29,417 (Pine Ridge District 18,847 - Rosebud District 10,570) - 2020 census

Language: Corrupted (Dakota is derived from the Ojibwa word for alliance which is wi-do-ko-da-di-win)

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