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James Two Bulls, Superintendent James Two Bulls, Superintendent

Lower Brule Tribal and Agency Building Lower Brule Tribal and Agency Building

Mailing Address: Bureau of Indian Affairs 190 Oyate Circle Lower Brule, South Dakota 57548

Physical Address: Bureau of Indian Affairs 190 Oyate Circle Lower Brule, South Dakota 57548

Telephone: (605) 473-5901Telefax:       (605) 473-5016

Tribe Served: Lower Brule Sioux Tribe Clyde J. R. Estes, Chairman 187 Oyate Circle Lower Brule, South Dakota 57548

Telephone: (605) 473-5561Telefax:      (605) 473-5606

Lower Brule Sioux Tribal and Agency Building Lower Brule Sioux Tribal and Agency Building

 

Trust Land Base: 156,917 acres

Estimated Tribal Enrollment: 3,410 members

The Lower Brule Agency is located at Lower Brule, South Dakota, and services the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe and Reservation. The reservation covers 404 square miles in Lyman and Stanley counties in central South Dakota, bounded on the northeast and east by the Missouri River, which was closed by the Big Bend Dam in 1963. On the east and north side of the reservoir, Lake Sharpe, is the Crow Creek Reservation. The Lower Brule Reservation population is 1,664 and tribal membership is 3,410. The Agency headquarters is located in the Lower Brule Tribal Administration building, newly constructed in 2001, staffed with 15 permanent employees. The Lower Brule Sioux Tribe is the largest employer on the reservation, operating many BIA and IHS programs, the Golden Buffalo Casino & Motel, Tribal Farm, propane plant, popcorn processing plant, a construction company, and hunting enterprise.

  • ON RESERVATION:
    • Trust Acres
      • Tribally owned 140,463.47 acres
      • Individually owned 16,454.00 acresTotal trust 156,917.47 acres
    • Fee/Deeded Acres (taxable)
      • Tribally owned                                7,860.63 acres
      • Individually owned                            880.00 acres
      • Non-Indian owned (approx.)     61,003.00 acresTotal fee                                   69,743.63 acres 

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  • OFF RESERVATION:
    • Tribally owned in Fee status (taxable)    25,790.43 acres
    • Tribally owned in Trust status                    3,524.34 acresTotal Off reservation                           29,314.77 acres
  • 100 Farm/Pasture leases - 88,253.37 acres – 4 non-Indian F/P leases
  • 8,000 acres under 56 center pivot irrigation systems operated by Lower Brule Tribal Farms
  • 25 Range Unit Operators - 84,402.77 acres - All Indian operators
  • An Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP) is in the planning stages and will provide future guidance to the Tribal Council.

Image: Lower Brule Smokey Bear