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43 U.S.C. § 856

Selection of school lands on ceded Indian reservations

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Any State or Territory entitled to indemnity school lands or entitled to select lands for educational purposes under law existing prior to March 2, 1895, may select such lands within the boundaries of any Indian reservation in such State or Territory from the surplus lands thereof, purchased by the United States after allotments have been made to the Indians of such reservation, and prior to the opening of such reservation to settlement.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1977–1977 · leading case: Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip, 430 U.S. 584 (1977).
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Rosebud Sioux Tribe v. Kneip, 430 U.S. 584 (1977). “43 U. S. C. § 856 , the legislative history, in this case, demonstrates that Congress “included the provision to implement the grant in the enabling act and for no other reason.”
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