25 U.S.C. § 5130
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For the purposes of this title: 1 See References in Text note below.
- (1)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
- (2)The term “Indian tribe” means any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe.
- (3)The term “list” means the list of recognized tribes published by the Secretary pursuant to section 5131 of this title.