Land Buy-Back Program Landowner Participation Survey

OMB Control Number: 1090-0011

Expiration: 8/31/18

1. Post-offer survey questions

1. Please indicate below the locations at which you own fractional interests and ACCEPTED all or some part of the purchase offer provided by the Buy-Back Program:

      Cheyenne River 
      Coeur d’Alene
      Crow Nation
      Flathead 
      Fort Belknap 
      Fort Peck
      Gila River 
      Lake Traverse 
      Makah
      Northern Cheyenne 
      Pine Ridge 
      Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation
      Quapaw 
      Rosebud 
      Salt River 
      Squaxin Island 
      Standing Rock Sioux 
      Swinomish 
      Umatilla 

2. Please indicate below the locations at which you own fractional interests and DID NOT ACCEPT any part of the purchase offer provided by the Buy-Back Program:

      Cheyenne River 
      Coeur d’Alene
      Crow Nation
      Flathead 
      Fort Belknap 
      Fort Peck
      Gila River 
      Lake Traverse 
      Makah
      Northern Cheyenne 
      Pine Ridge 
      Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation
      Quapaw 
      Rosebud 
      Salt River 
      Squaxin Island 
      Standing Rock Sioux 
      Swinomish 
      Umatilla 

3. If you chose to SELL any of your land interests, please identify the reasons why you chose to sell (check all that apply):

      I was satisfied with the amount that was offered

      I wanted the tribe to have ownership of the land

      I was motivated by the tribal government’s plan for using consolidated land

      I was not able to use the land because it was fractionated

      I was advised by friends and/or family to sell the land

      I wanted the land to be available to the community and to future generations

      I did not make use of my land or did not receive enough income from it

      Other: __________________________________________________________________________

4. If you chose NOT to sell some or all of your land interests, please identify below the reasons why you chose NOT to sell (check all that apply):

      I was confused by the purchase offer packet

      I missed the deadline

      I wasn’t offered enough money for my land

      I wanted to keep my land because I live on it

      I want to keep my land because I earn income from it

      I want to keep my land because it is important that it stay in my family

      I was advised by friends and/or family not to sell the land

      I did not feel I had enough information to make a decision

      I was unaware of how my tribal government would use the land

      I have signed a will that describes how my land will transfer upon my death

      Other: __________________________________________________________________________

5. Before receiving your purchase offer, how familiar were you with the Buy-Back Program?

      Very familiar

      Somewhat familiar

      Not familiar at all

6. From which sources did you receive information about Buy-Back Program? Please check all that apply AND rate their usefulness:

Very Somewhat Not Useful

Useful Useful

      Friends/neighbors        

      Social media (Facebook /Twitter)       

 Newspapers       

      Radio announcements       

      Television announcements       

      Tribal leadership       

      Local BIA staff       

      Local OST staff       

      Trust Beneficiary Call Center       

      Purchase Offer Package       

      Postcards       

      Mail sent by the tribe      

      Community meetings, events, or       

information sessions       

 None of the above      

7. How satisfied were you with the following aspects of the Land Buy-Back Program?

Very Satisfied Satisfied Somewhat Dissatisfied Dissatisfied

Outreach by federal staff        

Accuracy of information provided       

Sale payment processing time       

Offer packet ease of use       

Trust Beneficiary Call Center       

8. Overall, what is your opinion of the Buy-Back Program?

      Very positive

      Somewhat positive

      Somewhat negative

      Very negative

If you have further thoughts, comments, or feedback about the Buy-Back Program, please email buybackprogram@ios.doi.gov and include the words “Survey response” in the email title.

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT: A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Public burden for the collection of this information is estimated to average 5 minutes per response and the response is voluntary. You may direct comments regarding the burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information to the Land Buy-Back Program Office at buybackprogram@ios.doi.gov.

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