Property Ownership

In South Dakota, tribal lands on Lakota Sioux reservations are generally:

ASubject to state property taxes
BHeld in trust by the federal government and exempt from state jurisdiction in many respects✓ Correct
CFreely transferable to non-tribal members
DGoverned exclusively by SDREC regulations

Explanation

Tribal trust lands are held by the federal government for the benefit of tribal nations. They are generally exempt from state property taxes and many state laws, governed by tribal and federal law.

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