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§4402 Definitions

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 56— - AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE AND ART DEVELOPMENT › § 4402

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Summary

Defines key terms used in this chapter. "Indian art and culture" means traditional and modern ways Indians express language, history, arts you can look at, arts people perform, and crafts. "Native Hawaiian art and culture" means the same kinds of traditional and modern expressions for Native Hawaiians. "Institute" means the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development set up under this chapter. "Indian" means a person who belongs to an Indian tribe. "Indian tribe" means a tribe, band, nation, or other organized Indian group or community, including any Alaska Native village under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, that the U.S. recognizes as eligible for special programs and services because they are Indians. "Native Hawaiian" means any descendant of someone who was native to the Hawaiian Islands before 1778. "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior. "Board" means the Board of Trustees of the Institute.

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Title 20, §4402

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For the purpose of this chapter—
(1)The term “Indian art and culture” includes (but is not limited to) the traditional and contemporary expressions of Indian language, history, visual and performing arts, and crafts.
(2)The term “Native Hawaiian art and culture” includes the traditional and contemporary expressions of Native Hawaiian language, history, visual and performing arts, and crafts.
(3)The term “Institute” means the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development established by this chapter.
(4)The term “Indian” means any person who is a member of an Indian tribe.
(5)The term “Indian tribe” means any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.]), which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.
(6)The term “Native Hawaiian” means any descendent of a person who, prior to 1778, was a native of the Hawaiian Islands.
(7)The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
(8)The term “Board” means the Board of Trustees of the Institute established under this chapter.

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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (5), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.

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20 U.S.C. § 4402

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Apr 6, 2026

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