Indian Land Consolidation Act
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The Indian Land Consolidation Act is a U.S. federal law aimed at reducing the fractionation of ownership of Native American trust lands and clarifying rules for inheritance and management of these lands.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Land Consolidation Act canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian law statute
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United States federal statute ⓘ |
| addressesProblem |
administrative difficulties in managing multiple small ownership interests
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highly fractionated ownership of allotted lands ⓘ uncertainty in inheritance of Indian trust lands ⓘ |
| affects |
federally recognized Indian tribes
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individual Indian landowners ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
facilitate tribal control over land within reservations
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prevent further fractionation of Indian trust land titles ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Native American trust lands
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restricted Indian lands ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
Indian landowners and their heirs
ⓘ
tribal governments ⓘ |
| concerns |
consolidation of heirship interests
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ownership interests in allotted Indian lands ⓘ probate of Indian trust land interests ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| enables |
tribes to adopt their own probate codes subject to federal approval
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tribes to develop land consolidation programs ⓘ |
| hasProvision |
authorization for tribal probate codes
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mechanisms for voluntary land consolidation ⓘ rules for consolidation of fractional interests during probate ⓘ |
| hasShortName | ILCA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Bureau of Indian Affairs
NERFINISHED
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United States Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal jurisdiction of the United States ⓘ |
| legalArea |
Federal Indian law
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inheritance law ⓘ property law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fractionation of Indian land ownership
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inheritance of Indian trust lands ⓘ management of Indian trust lands ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify rules for inheritance of Indian trust lands
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to consolidate highly fractionated Indian land interests ⓘ to improve management of Indian trust and restricted lands ⓘ to reduce fractionation of ownership of Indian trust lands ⓘ |
| regulates |
descent and distribution of individual Indian trust land interests
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escheat of small fractional interests in Indian trust lands ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Indian Probate Reform Act
NERFINISHED
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Indian Reorganization Act NERFINISHED ⓘ allotment of Indian lands ⓘ |
| requires | federal oversight of probate of Indian trust land interests ⓘ |
| typeOfLandCovered |
restricted fee lands owned by individual Indians
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trust lands held by the United States for individual Indians ⓘ |
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