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§183 Marriage of White Men to Indian Women; Evidence

Title 25 › Chapter 5— PROTECTION OF INDIANS › § 183

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

When a court must prove that a white man married an Indian woman, a statement by a party, local reputation, living together as husband and wife, or other indirect evidence may be used.

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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

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Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

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