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On the recordMarch 21, 1911
It is hereby ordered that Executive order of June 14, 1879, creating a reservation for use of the 'Pima and Maricopa Indians' be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to make said reservation available for use of the Pima and Maricopa Indians and such other Indians as the Secretary of the Interior may see fit to settle thereon.
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Bill Taft
Republican · Ohio

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Executive Order 1322—Pima and Maricopa Indian Reservation

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