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RESOLUTION NO. 22-92-CR 



WHliREAS, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is an unincorporated Tribe 

 of Indians having accepted the provisions of the Act of June 18, 1934 

 (48 Stat. 984); and 



WHERKAS, the Tribe jn order to establish its tribal organization, to euiu;"rve its 



tribal property, to develop its common resources, and to promote the gene- 

 ral welfare of its people has ordained and establislied a Constitution and 

 By-l.aws; and 



li/liniREAS, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe supports the management of reservation lands 

 in a manner that is environmentally sound; and 



WHKREAS, the Clieyenne River Sioux Tribe recognizes tlie Black Tailed Praire Dog as a 

 major food source for hawks, eagles, coyotes, and other predators that cur- 

 rently migrate and exist on reservation lands; and 



WHEREAS, the Black-Footed Ferret is an endangered species protected by tlie Federal 

 Government under the provisions of the Endangered Species Act and requires 

 the Prairie Dog as it's major food source; and 



WHEREAS, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe has one of the few Prairie Dog Complexes 



that are suitable for the survival and recovery of the Black-Footed Ferret 

 in a natural habitat; and 



WHEREAS, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe desires a management plan to control and 

 retard the growth of the Prairie Dog populations on tlie reservation; now 



THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cheyenne River Si.oux Tribe is requesting funding 

 to develop a Prairie Dog Control Plan, which includes the reintroduction 

 of the Black-Footed Ferret, in conjunction with water development and pas- 

 ture development for rotational grazing patterns; and 



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that funding for this plan will include reimbursement to 



land owners for maintaining endangered species habitat through Section Six 

 of the Endangered Species Act; and 



BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the tribal planning staff will work in conjunction with 

 the Bureau of Indian Affairs Land Operations Office and the U.S. Fish and 

 Wildlife Service to develop the Long Range Management Plan. 



CERTIFICATION 



I, the undersigned, as Secretary of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, certify that 

 the Tribal Council is composed of fifteen (15) members, of whom 14, constituting 

 a quorum, were present at a meeting, duly and regularly called, noticed, convened 

 and held this 9rh day of January, 1992, Regular Session; and that the foregoing 

 resolution was duly adopted at such meeting by an affirmative vote of 14 for, a- 

 gainst, not voting and 1 absent. 



ftlene TKom/son, Secretary 

 Cheyennei^River Sioux Tribi 



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