Indian title

Indian title
Indian title see title

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

Indian title
n.
A right granted to American Indian tribes by the federal government to use and occupy certain territories that they have occupied for a long time, though without any right of ownership.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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