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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 1360. State civil jurisdiction in actions to which Indians are parties
(a) Each of the States listed in the following table shall have
jurisdiction over civil causes of action between Indians or to
which Indians are parties which arise in the areas of Indian
country listed opposite the name of the State to the same extent
that such State has jurisdiction over other civil causes of action,
and those civil laws of such State that are of general application
to private persons or private property shall have the same force
and effect within such Indian country as they have elsewhere within
the State:
State of Indian country affected
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Alaska All Indian country within the State.
California All Indian country within the State.
Minnesota All Indian country within the State,
except the Red Lake Reservation.
Nebraska All Indian country within the State.
Oregon All Indian country within the State,
except the Warm Springs Reservation.
Wisconsin All Indian country within the State.
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(b) Nothing in this section shall authorize the alienation,
encumbrance, or taxation of any real or personal property,
including water rights, belonging to any Indian or any Indian
tribe, band, or community that is held in trust by the United
States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by
the United States; or shall authorize regulation of the use of such
property in a manner inconsistent with any Federal treaty,
agreement, or statute or with any regulation made pursuant thereto;
or shall confer jurisdiction upon the State to adjudicate, in
probate proceedings or otherwise, the ownership or right to
possession of such property or any interest therein.
(c) Any tribal ordinance or custom heretofore or hereafter
adopted by an Indian tribe, band, or community in the exercise of
any authority which it may possess shall, if not inconsistent with
any applicable civil law of the State, be given full force and
effect in the determination of civil causes of action pursuant to
this section.
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