0
The Dawes Act broke tribal lands into plots.
Wiki User
∙ 11y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Has the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma legalized same-sex marriage?
No, but such sovereign tribal nations are not subject to state or federal laws or constitutional provisions prohibiting same-sex marriage. The tribal elders may grant permission to same-sex couples to marry on tribal lands. Such marriages are legal on tribal lands and in other jurisdictions where same-sex marriage has been legalized.
What was result of the dawes act?
Native Americans lands were divided into small plots of land and distributed to individual families
Can a non member of Indian descent inherit allotted land if named in a will?
No. Federal Indian laws prohibit non-indian tribal members from holding ownership of tribal allotment lands. If you are not a registered tribal member then federal law would prevent you from taking ownership of the land.
What territory was homeland to the Cherokee and seen as the most sought after?
Georgia was the ancestral tribal lands for them and moving them to the reservation in Oklahoma opened the territory for settlements. This was the Trail of Tears.
Who has the deed to Indian reservations?
The Native American tribe/nation that owns the land. Native American lands (reservations) are considered sovereign and are governed by several entities, the Tribal Council, the BLM and other such agencies.
What act of congress divided up tribal lands into 65 hectare parcels to be given to the head of each family?
Dawes Act (1887): it broke up tribal lands into sepereate plots and offered 160 acres of land and U.S. Citizenship to any head of an Indian family who would live "seperate and apart from any tribe" and adopt "the habitats for civilized life"
What does tribalism mean?
Has to do with one or more Tribesex. Tribal lands Lands belonging to a tribe.
Can immigration enforcement officers apprehend illegal aliens employed on tribal lands?
Yes. Federal officers have jurisdiction in federal matters that occur on Native American lands. The process is a little more involved, as it requires the assistance/cooperation of the Tribal Council and the Tribal Police.
Are state laws enforced in and around condominiums in stanwood WA?
Yes, of course, unless the condominium is located on tribal lands, in which case the tribal authorities enforce the tribal laws.
Was Brigantia on the world map?
Brigantia was the tribal lands of what is now YORKSHIRE, UK.
What is the definition of Geronimo?
it is an apache chief who resisted white encroachment on tribal lands.
Do Native American tribal members need to purchase a hunting license in Oklahoma?
By law; both by Treaty and Classical Federal Court ruling, no tribal member has to purchase a license to hunt or fish on tribal lands (or lands under tribal jurisdiction). However the State of Oklahoma is refusing to recognize these Federal Laws or their related treaties (so a legal battle is likely to ensue).
Has the Apache tribe of Oklahoma legalized same-sex marriage?
No, but such sovereign tribal nations are not subject to state or federal laws or constitutional provisions prohibiting same-sex marriage. The tribal elders may grant permission to same-sex couples to marry on tribal lands. Such marriages are legal on tribal lands and in other jurisdictions where same-sex marriage has been legalized.
Has the Cayuga Nation of New York legalized same-sex marriage?
No, but such sovereign tribal nations are not subject to state or federal laws or constitutional provisions prohibiting same-sex marriage. The tribal elders may grant permission to same-sex couples to marry on tribal lands. Such marriages are legal on tribal lands and in other jurisdictions where same-sex marriage has been legalized.
Has the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma legalized same-sex marriage?
No, but such sovereign tribal nations are not subject to state or federal laws or constitutional provisions prohibiting same-sex marriage. The tribal elders may grant permission to same-sex couples to marry on tribal lands. Such marriages are legal on tribal lands and in other jurisdictions where same-sex marriage has been legalized.
Has the Delaware Nation of Oklahoma legalized same-sex marriage?
No, but such sovereign tribal nations are not subject to state or federal laws or constitutional provisions prohibiting same-sex marriage. The tribal elders may grant permission to same-sex couples to marry on tribal lands. Such marriages are legal on tribal lands and in other jurisdictions where same-sex marriage has been legalized.
Has the Hopi Tribe of Arizona legalized same-sex marriage?
No, but such sovereign tribal nations are not subject to state or federal laws or constitutional provisions prohibiting same-sex marriage. The tribal elders may grant permission to same-sex couples to marry on tribal lands. Such marriages are legal on tribal lands and in other jurisdictions where same-sex marriage has been legalized.
