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countable as a resource both in the month received and in subsequent months to the extent retained thereafter. The following Indian Monies are countable sources: 1. Amounts exceeding $2,000 per individual per calendar year received from leases or other uses of individually owned trust or restricted lands up to and including $2,000 as a running total for the calendar year. · The best estimate of this year's income can be made on the previous 12- month's receipts of lease income if no significant change is expected. · The amount more than the $2,000 in a calendar year should be annualized. · Previous 12 months receipts of lease income - $2,000 ÷ 12 = prospected monthly income. 2. Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) payments. 3. Tribal payments. 4. Farm and grazing lease income from land other than trust or restricted lands. 5. Oil and gas royalty income from land other than trust or restricted lands. 6. Mineral rights income from land other than trust or restricted lands. 7. Interest payments. NOTE: Interest payments from excluded funds are excluded. 8. Transfers of countable monies from other Indian agencies. 9. Per capita payments derived from casino profits operated by a tribe. The gross amount of the payments is countable unearned income (see SNAP 601-1 to prospectively budget the income). NOTE: If payments to children are placed in an inaccessible trust fund, they are excluded. 10. Nez Perce et al v. Salazar Settlement of Tribal Trust Accounting and Management Lawsuits. The 41 federally recognized tribes can disburse fund to member in any manner they determine, such as Per Capita payments, supportive services, etc. Money disbursed by tribes in ongoing recurring payments is counted as unearned income. The 41 tribes are: · Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservations · Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians · Blackfeet Tribe · Bois Forte Band of Chippewa Indians · Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians of Colusa Rancheria · Coeur d’Alene Tribe · Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation · Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservations · Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes · Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation · Hualapai Tribe · Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of Arizona · Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas · Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians