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Indian Programs: Profile of Land Ownership at 12 Reservations

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 10, 1992
Report No. RCED-92-96BR
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Summary:

Fractionated ownership has occurred as titles to Indian land have passed through several generations of multiple heirs. The Indian Land Consolidation Act of 1983 seeks to reduce the extent of Indian land fractionation within reservations' boundaries. Generally, an Indian's ownership of two percent or less in a tract of land transfers to the tribe upon the individual's death, provided that the interest is incapable of earning $100 or more in any of the five years following the Indian's death. On the basis of its work at 12 reservations cited as examples of extensive land ownership fractionation, GAO describes the (1) ownership of Indian land administered by the Department of the Interior, (2) Bureau of Indian Affairs' workload in maintaining ownership records, and (3) act's impact on the degree of fractionated ownership.

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