25 U.S.C. § 3202: Definitions

“Bureau” means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior; is not married, and has not attained 18 years of age; a child is dead or exhibits evidence of skin bruising, bleeding, malnutrition, failure to thrive, burns, fracture of any bone, subdural hematoma, soft tissue swelling; and such condition is not justifiably explained or may not be the product of an accidental occurrence; or a child is subjected to sexual assault, sexual molestation, sexual exploitation, sexual contact, or prostitution; and any case in which a child is subjected to sexual assault, sexual molestation, sexual exploitation, sexual contact, or prostitution; “child neglect” includes but is not limited to, negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child by a person, including a person responsible for the child’s welfare, under circumstances which indicate that the child’s health or welfare is harmed or threatened thereby; results, or threatens to result, in physical or mental injury, and to whom such person is, or was, related by blood or marriage or otherwise legally related, or with whom such person is, or was, residing; “Indian” means any individual who is a member of an Indian tribe; “Indian child” has the meaning given to such term by section 1903(4) of this title ; “Indian country” has the meaning given to such term by section 1151 of title 18 ; “Indian reservation” means any Indian reservation, public domain Indian allotment, former Indian reservation in Oklahoma, or lands held by incorporated Native groups, regional corporations, or village corporations under the provisions of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); “Indian tribe” and “tribal organization” have the respective meanings given to each of such terms under section 5304 of this title ; an Indian tribe or tribal organization of an Indian tribe, and one or more Indian tribes or tribal organizations of one or more other Indian tribes; “local child protective services agency” means that agency of the Federal Government, of a State, or of an Indian tribe that has the primary responsibility for child protection on any Indian reservation or within any community in Indian country; “local law enforcement agency” means that Federal, tribal, or State law enforcement agency that has the primary responsibility for the investigation of an instance of alleged child abuse within the portion of Indian country involved; any employee or volunteer of a children’s residential facility, and any person providing out-of-home care, education, or services to children; includes counseling and self-help services to abusers, victims, and dependents in family violence situations (which shall include counseling of all family members to the extent feasible) and referrals for appropriate health-care services (including alcohol and drug abuse treatment), and may include food, clothing, child care, transportation, and emergency services for victims of family violence and their dependents; “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior; “shelter” means the provision of temporary refuge and related assistance in compliance with applicable Federal and tribal laws and regulations governing the provision, on a regular basis, of shelter, safe homes, meals, and related assistance to victims of family violence or their dependents; and “Service” means the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services.