25 U.S.C. § 181 — Rights of white men marrying Indian women; tribal property

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This old law said that a white man who was not already a tribal member, and who married an Indian woman after August 9, 1888, gained no right to that tribe's property or benefits just by marrying her. This did not apply to the Five Civilized Tribes.

A man who was white and not already a member of any Indian tribe, and who married a member of any Indian tribe in the United States or its Territories after August 9, 1888, gained no right by that marriage to any tribal property, privilege, or interest that a tribal member is entitled to. This rule did not apply to marriages involving the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory.

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No white man, not otherwise a member of any tribe of Indians, who may after August 9, 1888, marry an Indian woman, member of any Indian tribe in the United States, or any of its Territories except the Five Civilized Tribes in the Indian Territory, shall by such marriage after August 9, 1888, acquire any right to any tribal property, privilege, or interest whatever to which any member of such tribe is entitled.

Source credit: (Aug. 9, 1888, ch. 818, § 1, 25 Stat. 392.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit

1888Enacted · Act of Aug. 9, 1888, ch. 818 · 25 Stat. 392

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 818 on 1888-08-09.

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