Title 25 — IndiansRelease 119-73
§22 Untitled Section
Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 9— - ALLOTMENT OF INDIAN LANDS › § 22
Summary
Removing limits on allotted land doesn't stop the U.S. from suing to protect allottees' or heirs' rights until Congress dissolves the tribe, unless the order finds the person fully competent.
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Title 25, §22
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That the removal of restrictions upon allotted lands shall not deprive the United States of the duty or authority to institute and prosecute such action in its own name, in the courts of the United States, as may be necessary to protect the rights of the allottees, or of their heirs, until the said band shall be dissolved by congressional action, unless the order removing such restrictions is based upon an express finding that the Indian to whom it relates if fully competent and capable of managing his own affairs.
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 22
Title 25 — Indians
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73