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<br />In June 1984, it was reported in Montana newspapers that the Commission <br />would consider requesting the 1985 Montana Legislature to extend its life beyond <br />July 1, 1985. A two-year extension was mentioned as a possibility by the <br />Commission's chairman. <br /> <br />4. Nebraska <br /> <br />Indian lands in Nebraska total approximately 65,000 acres. The state <br />contains all or part of six Indian reservations (Iowa, Omaha, Pine Ridge, Sac and <br />Fox, Santee Sioux, and Winnebago) and one small ''reserve.'' All occur within <br />the Missouri River Basin, and the three largest Nebraska Indian reservations <br />border the Missouri River (Omaha, Santee and Winnebago). <br /> <br />No known adjudications or negotiations are underway with respect to Indian <br />reserved water rights in Nebraska. <br /> <br />5. North Dakota <br /> <br />The State of North Dakota contains about 720,000 acres of Indian lands in <br />the Missouri River Basin. These occur on two reservations, the Fort Berthold <br />and Standing Rock. Both reservations border the Missouri River. <br /> <br />North Dakota's position regarding Indian water rights has generally been <br />that a negotiated resolution is preferrable to an extended, costly litigated <br />settlement (Marseille, 1983). As a result, official discussions regarding the <br />quantification of water rights were initiated in 1984 among 'state, tribal, and <br />federal interests on the Fort Berthold Reservation. No other negotiation or <br /> <br />-30- <br />