Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§182 Rights of Indian women marrying white men; tribal property
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - PROTECTION OF INDIANS › § 182
Summary
An Indian woman marrying a U.S. citizen after August 9, 1888 becomes a U.S. citizen and keeps her tribal property rights; sections 181–183 do not impair those rights.
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Title 25, §182
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Every Indian woman, member of any such tribe of Indians, who may be married after August 9, 1888, to any citizen of the United States, is hereby declared to become by such marriage a citizen of the United States, with all the rights, privileges, and immunities of any such citizen, being a married woman: Provided, That nothing in sections 181 to 183 of this title contained shall impair or in any way affect the right or title of such married woman to any tribal property or any interest therein.
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25 U.S.C. § 182
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73