25 USC § 175 - United States attorneys to represent Indians

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identifier: "/us/usc/t25/s175"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "25 USC § 175 - United States attorneys to represent Indians"
title_number: 25
title_name: "INDIANS"
section_number: "175"
section_name: "United States attorneys to represent Indians"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "PROTECTION OF INDIANS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-07-14"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 209, § 1, 27 Stat. 631; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909.)"
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# § 175. United States attorneys to represent Indians

In all States and Territories where there are reservations or allotted Indians the United States attorney shall represent them in all suits at law and in equity.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1893, ch. 209, § 1, 27 Stat. 631; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 1, 62 Stat. 909.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“United States attorney” substituted in text for “United States district attorney” on authority of act . See , Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.