Executive Order 2549 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 2549—Indians of the Laguna Pueblo

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Wednesday, March 21, 1917

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1 min read (207 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on 1917-03-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Indians of the Laguna Pueblo." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: Reviewed under the Tenth Amendment and the principle of dual federalism, this order touches upon domains traditionally reserved to the sovereign States. The Framers would caution against any attempt to commandeer state officers or displace local police powers through federal executive fiat.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ Formal executive instruction issued by the President establishing official administrative policy on Indians of the Laguna Pueblo.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities

Total Words

207

1,205 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

10.5

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 2549, Woodrow Wilson (Mar 21, 1917). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-2549-indians-the-laguna-pueblo.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

It is hereby ordered that the following-described lands situated in the State of New Mexico, excepting any tract or tracts the title to which has passed out of the United States, or to which valid legal rights have attached, be, and the same are hereby, withdrawn from entry, sale, or other disposition, and set apart as a reservation for the use and occupancy of the Indians of the Laguna Pueblo, and such other Pueblo Indians as the Secretary of the Interior may settle thereon: Fractional townships 9 and 10 north, range 4 west, N.M.P.M. (east and south of the San Juan Gigante and El Rito purchases, Laguna Pueblo patented lands). Township 8 north, ranges 4, 5, and 6 west, N.M.P.M. Fractional township 8 north, range 7 west, N.M.P.M. (east and south of the Acoma grant). Fractional township 9 north, range 5 west, N.M.P.M. (that part thereof lying south of the Laguna Pueblo grant and San Juan Gigante and El Rito purchases, and not embraced within Executive order of July 1, 1910). Fractional township 9 north, ranges 6 and 7 west, N.M.P.M. (that part thereof not embraced within the Executive order reservation of July 1, 1910, for the Pueblo Laguna). WOODROW WILSON The White House, March 21, 1917