List of Unlawful Forest Reserves Taking from New Mexico Territory, Indian Tribes and heirs of Spanish and Mexican Land Grants between 1902 and 1908

The following is a list of President Theodore Roosevelt's unlawful Proclamations (Executive Orders) establishing and increasing the size of forest reserves. The fact that they were unlawfully taken is found in a number of Indian Claims Commission findings which stated that in the cases considered the ICC found that consideration was not paid for the taking and that the Pueblos were entitled to be paid for the unlawful taking. By the time the ICC had completed its consideration of all the claims of unlawful taking the government had paid out in excess of $800,000,000 to Indian tribes who had had their land unlawfully taken.
In one case in particular, the Jemez, Zia and Santa Ana Pueblos were found to have had over 26,000 acres of their land unlawfully taken by the establishment of the Jemez Forest Reserve.
The establishment of the Jemez Forest Reserve also took 800,000 acres from previous Spanish and Mexican Land Grants and 600,000 acres of New Mexico Territorial land, none of which was ever paid for or returned as the ICC did not provide States, Territories or Spanish and Mexican Land Grants the authority to seek justice for the unlawful taking:

Establishment of Lincoln Forest Reserve, New Mexico 7/26/1902

Enlargement of Gila Forest Reserve, New Mexico 582* (renamed 7/21/1905)

Modification of boundaries of Lincoln Forest Reserve, New Mexico 600

Establishment of Portales Forest Reserve, New Mexico 601

Establishment of Jemex Forest Reserve, New Mexico October 10, 2005 603

Enlargement of Lincoln Forest Reserve, New Mexico 1906 634

Establishment of Mount Taylor Forest Reserve, Territory of New Mexico 662

Establishment of Gallinas Forest Reserve, Territory of New Mexico 1906 667

Establishment of Magdalena Forest Reserve, Territory of New Mexico 1906 669

Establishment of San Mateo Forest Reserve, Territory of New Mexico 1906 670

Establishment of Peloncillo Forest Reserve, Territory of New Mexico 1906 671

Establishment of Manzano Forest Reserve, Territory of New Mexico 1906 685

Enlargement of Jemez Forest Reserve, Territory of New Mexico 11/11/06 691*

Establishment of Taos Forest Reservation, Territory of New Mexico * 692

Establishment of Big Burros Forest Reserve, New Mexico Territory 704 2/2/07

Establishment of San Jacinto Forest Reserve, New Mexico Territory 705 2/2/07

Establishment of Las Animas Forest Reserver, Colorado and New Mexico 718

Abolishment of Portales National Forest, New Mexico 741

Enlargement of Big Burros National Forest, New Mexico 742

Enlargement of Gallinas National Forest, New Mexico 744

Establishment of Guadalupe National Forest, New Mexico 746

Enlargement of Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico 748

Establishment of Sacramento National Forest, New Mexico 749

Enlargement of Magdalena National Forest, New Mexico 764

Partial revocation of withdrawal for Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico 801

Enlargement of Jemez National Forest, New Mexico 806 4/4/08

Enlargement of Gila National Forest, New Mexico 811

Establishment of Datil National Forest, New Mexico 812

Enlargement of Pecos National Forest, New Mexico Territory 835

Enlargement of Gila National Forest, New Mexico 843

Enlargement of the Datil National Forest, New Mexico 851

Enlargement of Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico 860

Enlargement of Alamo National Forest, New Mexico 862

Enlargement of Carson National Forest, New Mexico 863

Enlargement of Zuni National Forest, Arizona and New Mexico 864

 

*The number following each identified Forest Reserve is the proclamation number for that Reserve.