indian people were given - heads of household were given 160 acres in what we call the allotment acts. and that was to try and make people who didn t understand land ownership be owners of land, but they really didn t own the land. so there became this concept of trust responsibility, and nothing ostensibly is supposed to happen to that land without the approval of the federal government through the bureau of indian affairs. on the reservations, the united states holds that land in trust for the individual indian as the beneficiary. and the united states has a fiduciary responsibility to individual indians and/or their families. that they get the highest and best use out of it. all across the west, it is a patchwork quilt of laws and regulations concerning what can and can t be harvested.
acres in what we call the allotment acts. and that was to try and make people who didn t understand land ownership be owners of land, but they really didn t own the land. so there became this concept of trust responsibility, and nothing ostensibly is supposed to happen to that land without the approval of the federal government through the bureau of indian affairs. on the reservations, the united states holds that land in trust for the individual indian as the beneficiary. and the united states has a fiduciary responsibility to individual indians and/or their families. that they get the highest and best use out of it. all across the west, it is a patchwork quilt of laws and regulations of what can and can t be harvested.
indian people were given - heads of household were given 160 acres in what we call the allotment acts. and that was to try and make people who didn t understand land ownership be owners of land, but they really didn t own the land. so there became this concept of trust responsibility, and nothing ostensibly is supposed to happen to that land without the approval of the federal government through the bureau of indian affairs. on the reservations, the united states holds that land in trust for the individual indian as the beneficiary. and the united states has a fiduciary responsibility to individual indians and/or their families. that they get the highest and best use out of it. all across the west, it is a patchwork quilt of laws and regulations of what can and can t be harvested.
land ownership be owners of land, but they really didn t own the land. so there became this concept of trust responsibility, and nothing ostensibly is supposed to happen to that land without the approval of the federal government through the bureau of indian affairs. on the reservations, the united states holds that land in trust for the individual indian as the beneficiary. and the united states has a fiduciary responsibility to individual indians and/or their families. that they get the highest and best use out of it. all across the west, it is a patchwork quilt of laws and regulations of what can and can t be harvested. you can be all right in this quarter section, but if you get off a little bit remember, this is before gps. if you get off a little bit to