Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§182 Rights of Indian Women Marrying White Men; Tribal Property
Title 25 › CHAPTER 5 — PROTECTION OF INDIANS › § 182
Summary
An Indian woman who marries a U.S. citizen after August 9, 1888 becomes a U.S. citizen with the same rights as other married women, and she keeps her rights to tribal property.
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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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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 182
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102