Recommendations for Distribution of Judgment Funds to Northwest Coast Tribes, 1971-01

The Department of the Interior recommends the enactment of a bill that would distribute funds to the Snohomish, Upper Skagit, Snoqualmie, and Skykomish tribes based on the judgment awarded to them. The bill aims to distribute the funds per capita to the living lineal descendants of the tribes as they existed in 1855. The bill also gives authority to the Secretary of the Interior to protect minors and those under legal disability. The tribes involved have scattered descendants who are not necessarily affiliated with recognized reservation groups, and the bill aims to ensure that these descendants are included as beneficiaries of the funds.