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headright

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A quick definition of headright:

Headright: A special right given to members of a Native American tribe to receive a share of the money earned from a trust fund set up by the government. This trust fund is mostly funded by money earned from minerals found on land owned by the tribe.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Headright is a legal term used in American Indian law. It refers to a tribe member's right to a share of income from a tribal trust fund. This trust fund is created under the Allotment Act of 1906 and is mainly funded by mineral royalties from land owned or previously owned by the tribe member's tribe.

Example: Let's say that a Native American tribe owns a piece of land that has valuable minerals underneath it. The tribe decides to lease the land to a mining company to extract the minerals. As part of the lease agreement, the mining company agrees to pay the tribe a percentage of the profits from the minerals. This money goes into a trust fund, and each tribe member has a headright to a portion of the income from that fund.

Explanation: The example illustrates how headright works in practice. The tribe member's right to a share of the income is based on their membership in the tribe. The more members a tribe has, the smaller each member's share will be. Headright is a way for tribes to distribute income from their resources fairly among their members.

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TheMidwestMonger
14:29
Sorry, I meant the far right and their reaction lol
I live in alabama if she wins it's gonna be crazy here
14:30
same as last time whine that it was rigged go to court lose every time
good thing im bouncing next year
oh yeah
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:31
why won’t ASU send my scholly info ☹️
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:31
they sent mine about 3 hours after i got the initial acceptance video thing
I just wanna hear back from them
14:31
the adcomm office got there at 10 am took a two hour lunch at 12 and left at 3:30 -- trust me im from the year 2076
lol
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:32
lavender, they should usually get back within a month of going complete
okie doke, thank u!
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:35
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: good to know! I thought I missed SMTH bc someone told me they got their admissions packet before the video lol
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:35
I got school that have me under review for over a month... just hope it puts me in their first wave of As
TackyProudYogurt
14:39
Anyone know if asu releases decisions all at once or if they trickle out throughout the day?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:39
I'm pretty sure it's a trickle because they send you a personalized video too
TackyProudYogurt
14:40
Ah okay so I do need to continue refreshing my email every 10 seconds
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:40
I would say potentially. I received my email/video around noon eastern time, and I've seen people get it past 5pm eastern
coolgirl
14:40
Does anyone know if pending decision means I’ll get a response soon? My status changed
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:41
oooh which school?
TheMidwestMonger
14:42
^^
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:42
@coolgirl: does it say that on the lawhub portal? My one A this cycle it said pending decision on their applicant portal and that they will email me in 24hrs the results.
coolgirl
14:43
FAMU
coolgirl
14:44
I got pending decision a week ago on my portal but haven’t seen any updates since
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:45
@WorthlessAttractiveZombie: yours was personalized?! mine wasn’t 🙁
BulbasaurNoLikeCardio
14:45
That would kill my soul, see other people in that schools specific chat saying the same thing. Maybe they give a decision by mail?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:50
@JumpySubsequentDolphin: I mean the dean just said my name and that was it but it’s still technically personalized
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:51
she didn’t say my name 😀
JumpySubsequentDolphin
14:51
she was like congrats see you soon
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
14:52
I also did apply super early and got my decision early so maybe they just had more time in september
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