Presidential Order Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order—Expansion of Red Lake Indian Reservation Boundaries

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Monday, November 21, 1892

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1 min read (146 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 Benjamin Harrison on 1892-11-21, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "—Expansion of Red Lake Indian Reservation Boundaries." 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 —Expansion of Red Lake Indian Reservation Boundaries.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Sovereign State Governments & Localities 🏛️ Private Citizens & Property Owners

Total Words

146

831 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

21.3

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order, "Executive Order—Expansion of Red Lake Indian Reservation Boundaries," Benjamin Harrison (Nov 21, 1892). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-expansion-red-lake-indian-reservation-boundaries.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

EXECUTIVE MANSION, November 21, 1892. It is hereby ordered that the following tracts of land in the State of Minnesota, viz: Fractional section 33 in township 152 north, of range 32 west, and fractional sections 4, 9, 16, 17, 19, and 20, and section 21 in township 151 north, of range 32 west, be, and the same are hereby, reserved from entry and sale as public lands and added to the Red Lake Indian Reservation, as a part of the same for the use and benefit of the Indians thereof, with like tenure as the other lands now included within the reservation, according to the terms of the agreement negotiated with said Indians by the Chippewa Commission, in accordance with the provisions of the act of Congress approved January 14, 1889 (25 Stats., 642), which agreement was approved by the President March 4, 1890. BENJ. HARRISON.