Federal · Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
34 U.S.C. § 12133: “Indian tribe” defined
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In this part, “Indian tribe” means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ( 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), 1 that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. 1 So in original. A closing parenthesis probably should precede the comma.
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