Elaine Metlow ‘September 29, 2008 116 Maple Street Livingston, MT 59047 Aberdeen Area Office Bureau of Indian Affairs Attn: Earl J. Azure, Acting Tribal Government Officer 115 Fourth Ave., SE Aberdeen, SD 57401 Dear Barl, Since my last visit to your office on 09/12/1996, I have acquired historical documentation and tribal records regarding the ¥2 degree Indian blood quantum of my great grandmother, Julienne Dubois Pilon Jetty. Julicnne’s death certificate states that the community she resided in for forty years was within the boundaries of the Devils Lake Sioux Reservation. She died on September 22, 1941, five years prior to the adoption of the “Constitution and Bylaws of the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe, North Dakota, Approved on February 14, 1946, Therefore, her name does not appear on the official Census Roll of the Tribe as of January 1, 1944 as referred to in Article I-Membership of this document. However, her name does appear on the Census Roll of the Devils Lake Sioux, June 30, 1904. The Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation tribal records indicate that she is at least % degree Indian blood as documented in the attached “Descendents of Julienne Dubois”. A particular statement found in “The Indian Reorganization Act” reads: “and shall further include all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood.” According to this document, Julienne Dubois Pilon Jetty would have been recognized as ¥ degree Indian blood from June 1, 1934 until her demise on September 22, 1941 while she resided “within the present boundaries of any reservation”. Please note the following statement: “Amendments to the Wheeler-Howard Act, une 18, 1934 (The Indian Reorganization Act) Sec, 19. The term "Indian" as used in this Act shall include all persons of Indian descent who are members of any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction, and all persons who are descendants of such members who were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation, and shall further include all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood. For the purposes of this Act, Eskimos and other aboriginal peoples of Alaska shall be considered Indians. The term "tribe" wherever used in this Act shall be construed to refer to any Indian tribe, organized band, pueblo, or the Indians residing on one reservation. The words "adult Indians" wherever used in this Act shall be construed to refer to Indians who have attained the age of twenty-one years.” In conclusion, she was recognized as ¥4 degree Indian blood during her lifetime while residing within the boundaries of the Devils Lake Sioux Reservation according to “The Indian Reorganization Act”. Her Indian blood quantum was not recorded in the 19444 Devils Lake Sioux Tribal enroliment records because she died in 1941, before the adoption of the Constitution and Bylaws in 1944, Her demise does not take away the Indian blood quantum inherited by her descendents as shown on the “‘Six Generation Chart & Family History Notes. ‘Therefore, please correct my Indian blood quantum to read ¥4 degree Tndian blood quantum as verified by both tribal historical records and Certified DNA genetic testing. Thank you for your consideration of this matter. oe Lluis Tues) pw Elaine Matlow Co: Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe Ene: (9) documentsUnited States Department of the Interior BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS “Aberdeen Area Office 115 Fourth Avenue SE Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401 Enrollment & Claims “SEP 13 186 Dear Applicant Thank you for responding to our June 9, 1995, Mississippi Sioux (Sisseton-Wahpeton) address update letter. Your address of record has been updated accordingly. Please continue to keep us informed should your address change Sincerely, lal Bere co Acting Trigal Government Officer %* Per your office visit on 9/12/96 - Your address has been updated on our current systen.‘DEFI INT OF G03 d ey e “BE oras Coes _ #StaNDARD oa QfgPEATH sare - sites of, or'n, Dao! Batt ef 2 HISULD-SIDENCE OF DECEASED: @) Deseo conarence (9 Whe i injury ox? @) Ades 10 hn 2h.