Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§183 Marriage of white men to Indian women; evidence
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 5— - PROTECTION OF INDIANS › § 183
Summary
When a court needs to prove that a white man married an Indian woman who is a member of a tribe, it can use the person's own admission, general reputation, proof they lived together as a married couple, or other circumstantial evidence.
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Title 25, §183
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Whenever the marriage of any white man with any Indian woman, a member of any such tribe of Indians, is required or offered to be proved in any judicial proceeding, evidence of the admission of such fact by the party against whom the proceeding is had, or evidence of general repute, or of cohabitation as married persons, or any other circumstantial or presumptive evidence from which the fact may be inferred, shall be competent.
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25 U.S.C. § 183
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73