25 CFR §11.603
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- (a)The following marriages are prohibited:
- (1)A marriage entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier marriage of one of the parties;
- (2)A marriage between an ancestor and a descendant, or between a brother and a sister, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood;
- (3)A marriage between an aunt and a nephew or between an uncle and a niece, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood, except as to marriages permitted by established tribal custom;
- (4)A marriage prohibited by custom and usage of the tribe.
- (b)Children born of a prohibited marriage are legitimate.