Therefore, land held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Tribe would meet the definition of “reservation” for FDPIR purposes. However, land held in trust for individual American Indians does not qualify as a reservation.
A land trust is a legal entity that assumes control over property and other real estate assets at the behest of the property's owner. It's a living trust, which is generally revocable, meaning the terms of the trust can be changed or terminated at any time.
Trust land is territory, whereby one party agrees to hold title to the property for the benefit of another party. Placing tribal land into a trust is the process where the Department of the Interior acquires the title to a land and holds it for the benefit of a tribe or individual tribal members.
However, land held in trust for individual American Indians does not qualify as a reservation.
The term "reservation" comes from the early days of Indian contact with the white people. The Indians gave up large portions of their land through treaties "reserving" a portion of the land for their own use. Reservations are usually small parcels of land on which Indian people were supposed to live.
This is what is called “trust land”, land that the United States holds in trust for a tribe. Such trust land cannot be condemned, sold, leased, conveyed, taxed, regulated, or otherwise dealt with by others unless by specific authorization by Congress.
APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 310(a)(1) OF THE TRUST INDENTURE. ACT OF 1939 FOR DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF A FOREIGN PERSON. TO ACT AS INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE.
Form T-2 shall be used for statements of eligibility of individuals designated to act as trustees under trust indentures to be qualified pursuant to Sections 305 or 307 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
Form T-2 shall be used for applications to determine the eligibility of an individual trustee pursuant to Section 305(b)(2) of the Act. B. Obligations Deemed To Be in Default. Item 9 requires disclosure of defaults by the obligor on securities issued under indentures under which the applicant is trustee.