Collectively Managing Allotment Lands Is Better

Author

Year

2013

Indian allotment holders are not making enough money from their allotments. One way for tribal allotment holders to gain more economic income from their allotments is to organize a corporation under tribal law and collectively manage allotted lands in order to gain more income for allotment holders...

Additional Information

Native Nations

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

Resource Type

News and Opinion

Topics

Economic and Community Development

Governance

Land/Jurisdiction

Citation

Champagne, Duane. "Collectively Managing Allotment Lands Is Better." Indian Country Today. December 10, 2013. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/collectively-managing-allotment-lands-is-better, accessed March 24, 2023)

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