"Overview of H.R. 5525: Confirming Mineral Ownership to the Chippewa Cree Tribe"1967-01-01unknownhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_009_2_67_23_0024H.R. 5525 declares certain mineral interests held by the United States in trust for the Chippewa Cree Tribe of Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana. The bill aims to clarify ownership of mineral rights, address uncertainty in mineral development, and ensure revenue from mineral leasing benefits the tribe. Subcommittee amendments clarify existing leases, deposit future income to the tribe, reject new lease applications, and exempt certain lands previously patented to the State of Montana.