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To: White Bear who wrote (3694)	2/3/2006 8:47:07 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

Do Indians have the right to own land? Yes. As U.S. citizens, Indians can buy and hold title to land purchased with their own funds. Nearly all lands of Indian Tribes, however, are held in trust for them by the United States. There is no general law that permits a tribe to sell its land. Individual Indians also own trust land, which they can sell, but only upon the approval of the Secretary of the Interior or his representative. If an Indian wants to extinguish the trust title to his land and hold title like any other citizen (with all the attendant responsibilities such as paying taxes), he can do so if the Secretary of the Interior or his authorized representative determines that he is able to manage his own affairs. This is a protection for the individual. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- So only competent Native Americans can extinguish sovereign rights and own tribal land. What does that say about what the BIA and the tribes think of the Native AMericans? BTW - Nice find, thanks.