34 U.S.C. § 12133
“Indian tribe” defined
United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective
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- 34 U.S.C. § 12133, “Indian tribe” defined, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470177
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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.),11 So in original. A closing parenthesis probably should precede the comma. that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994