25 CFR 262.2
§ 262.2 Definitions.
United States · 25 CFR — Indians · Status: effective
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- 25 CFR 262.2, § 262.2 Definitions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/106947
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As used for purposes of this part:
(a) Funerary objects means objects that, as a part of the death rite or ceremony of a culture, are reasonably believed to have been placed with human remains of Indians either at the time of death or later, or to have been made exclusively for burial purposes or to contain such remains.
(b) Sacred objects means specific ceremonial objects that are needed by traditional Indian religious leaders for the practice of traditional Indian religions by their present day adherents.
(c) Object of cultural patrimony means an object having ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to an Indian tribe itself and that shall have been considered inalienable by the tribe at the time the object was separated therefrom.
(d) Indian individual means:
(1) Any person who is an enrolled member of a Federally recognized Indian tribe;
(2) Any person who is a descendent of such a member and was, on June 1, 1934, physically residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation; or
(3) Any other person of one-half or more Indian blood of tribes indigenous to the United States.
(e) Lands of Indian tribes means land or any interest therein:
(1) The title to which is held in trust by the United States for an Indian tribe; or
(2) The title to which is held by an Indian tribe, but which cannot be alienated or encumbered by the owner without the approval of the Secretary because of limitations contained in the conveyance instrument pursuant to Federal law or because of a Federal law directly imposing such restrictions.
(f) Lands of Indian individuals means land or any interest therein:
(1) The title to which is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of Indian individuals; or
(2) The title to which is held by Indian individuals, but which cannot be alienated or encumbered by the owner without the approval of the Secretary because of limitations contained in the conveyance instrument pursuant to Federal law or because of a Federal law directly imposing such restrictions.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.