The Choctaw Tribe Land Rights Act of 1959, 1962-01-01 - 1962-12-31

Item — Box: 41, Folder: 43

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_4_41_43_0019

Staff Only

The text discusses the provisions of Pub. Law 36-192, which grants unrestricted title to lands and improvements to the Choctaw Tribe. It also addresses per capita distribution of tribal funds, the sale of lands, the distribution of Choctaw funds, and the rights of individual members of the tribe. The Secretary of the Interior is directed to exercise discretionary authority over Choctaw funds, and certain Acts are specified to not apply to the tribe and its members. Additionally, the text outlines procedures for the disposition of unclaimed funds and the termination of trusts for individual Indians.

Dates

1962-01-01 - 1962-12-31

Language of Materials

English

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