Act of Congress, re: Eastern Band of Cherokee, 1875
March 3, 1875 | Not a Treaty | United States Statutes at Large, Volume XVIII, page 447.

Indian Land Cessions in the United States
Compiled by Charles C. Royce
Published in The 18^th Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
1896-‘97, Vol II, Washington : Government Printing Office, 1899
[Page 879]

Description of cession or reservation: Funds appropriated by act July 29, 1848, to be expended in perfecting Cherokees’ title to their lands in North Carolina. The courses and distances of this tract are too numerous to be given here. The plat as given is copied from that accompanying H.R.Ex. Doc. 128 of the Fifty-third Congress, second session.

Historical data and remarks: See act of Aug. 14, 1876. The bulk of the lands secured to the Indians as the result of this legislation comprise what is commonly known as the Qualla boundary. Some other small detached tracts were also secured. Only the Qualla boundary is shown here.

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Date: August 14, 1876
Where or how concluded: Act of Congress.
Reference: United States Statutes at Large, Volume XIX, page 139.
Tribe: Eastern band of Cherokee.

Description of cession or reservation: Commissioner of Indian Affairs authorized to receive certain lands in payment of judgments in their favor.

Historical data and remarks: See act of Mar. 3, 1875.

(Indian Land Cessions in the United States, Page 886)

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Date: July 29, 1848
Where or how concluded: Act of Congress.
Reference: United States Statutes at Large, Volume IX, page 264.
Tribe: Catawba

Description of cession or reservation: Provides for removal of Catawba Indians W. of the Mississippi as soon as a home shall be obtained for them.

Appropriation made for Cherokees in North Carolina to be used in their removal W. of the Mississippi whenever they assent.

Historical data and remarks: Negotiations with the Cherokee failed to obtain their consent to furnish the Catawba a reserve without payment of its value, for which purpose there were no funds available.

Never carried into effect, except in the cases of a few individuals who consented to and did remove.

(Indian Land Cessions in the United States, Page 780)