§2219 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

Summary

Most of the chapter does not apply to land in Alaska, except where it says otherwise. Congress notes many studies about fractionated ownership of Indian land outside Alaska but none like that for Alaska. This does not approve any government or court decision that tribes have authority over allotted lands in Alaska.

Title 25, §2219

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(a)Congress finds that—

(1)numerous academic and governmental organizations have studied the nature and extent of fractionated ownership of Indian land outside of Alaska and have proposed solutions to this problem; and

(2)despite these studies, there has not been a comparable effort to analyze the problem, if any, of fractionated ownership in Alaska.

(b)Except as provided in this section, this chapter shall not apply to land located within Alaska.

(c)Nothing in this section shall be construed to constitute a ratification of any determination by any agency, instrumentality, or court of the United States that may support the assertion of tribal jurisdiction over allotment lands or interests in such land in Alaska.

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, which was translated as reading “this title”, meaning title II of Pub. L. 97–459, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.

§2219 Application to Alaska

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Title 25, §2219

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