Indian Lands Law and Legal Definition
According to 42 USCS § 12511 (Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare; Chapter 129, National and Community Service; National and Community Service Grant Program; General Provisions), the term "Indian lands" means “any real property owned by an Indian tribe, any real property held in trust by the United States for an Indian or Indian tribe, and any real property held by an Indian or Indian tribe that is subject to restrictions on alienation imposed by the United States.” (42 USCS § 12511)
Pursuant to 16 USCS § 470bb (4), [Title 16. Conservation; Chapter 1B. Archaeological Resources Protection] the term Indian lands means “lands of Indian tribes, or Indian individuals, which are either held in trust by the United States or subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States, except for any subsurface interests in lands not owned or controlled by an Indian tribe or an Indian individual.”
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Abandoned Mined Lands
- Affected Indian Tribe [Energy]
- Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
- Assessment [Mineral Lands]
- Bordlands
- Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA]
- Coastal Wetlands Conservation Project
- Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection and Restoration Act
- Coastal Wetlands Restoration Project
- Credit [Mineral Lands]
