Just after passage of the law in 1887, individual Indians owned 138 million acres.

The land allotments were distributed to individual Indians after the reservation was dissolved in 1902.

Even the land that is in the hands of individual Indians poses problems for the foundation.

But instead Congress opened up tribal lands to sale, trying to make commercial landowners out of individual Indians.

Conversely, individual Indians have no standing under the Act.

The last two describe tribal lands such as those in Oklahoma that were transferred to individual Indians under various laws.

The federal government does not exempt individual Indians from income taxes or other federal taxes.

President Reagan also referred to individual Indians who have become "very rich pumping oil."

However, individual Indians felt little obligation to obey group decisions.

That law initiated the allotment of land to individual Indians as their reservations were broken up for sale.