AZ vs. CA:21 California Exhibits, Vol. XXI; Nos. 4501-4597

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payment of adequate compensation, by any agency of the State of Arizona, or California, or of the Federal Government, or by the Tribe itself. It is further recognized that under existing law, such lands may be inherited by the heirs of the present owner, whether or not they are members of the Tribe. Likewise, it is recognized that under existing law the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, remove restrictions upon such land, upon application by the Indian owner, whereupon the land will become subject to State taxes and may then be mortgaged or sold. The right of the individual Indian to hold or to part with his land, as under existing law, shall not be abrogated by anything contained in the Constitution, but the owner of restricted land may, with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior voluntarily convey his land to the Colorado River Indian Tribes either in exchange for a money payment or in exchange for an assignment covering the same land or other land, as hereinafter provided. Section 2. Tribal Lands.-The unallotted lands of the Colorado River Reservation, and all lands which may hereafter be acquired by the Colorado River Indian Tribes or by the United States in trust for the Tribe, shall be held as tribal lands, and no part of such land shall be mortgaged or sold. Tribal lands shall not be allotted to individual Indians, but may be assigned to members of the Colorado River Indian Tribes, or leased, or otherwise used by the Tribe as hereinafter provided. I, Charles West, the Acting Secretary of the Interior of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority granted me by the act of June 18, 1934 (48 Stat. 984), as amended, do hereby approve the attached Con-