Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§5105 Title to Lands
Title 25 › CHAPTER 45 — PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES › § 5105
Summary
Land for Indians is titled to the U.S., which holds it for a tribe or an individual.
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Title 25, §5105
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Title to lands or any interest therein acquired pursuant to this Act for Indian use shall be taken in the name of the United States of America in trust for the tribe or individual Indian for which acquired.
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This Act, referred to in text, is act Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 662, 53 Stat. 1351, which is classified principally to sections 5104 to 5106 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 463f of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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25 U.S.C. § 5105
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102