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§12133 “Indian tribe” defined
Title 34 › Subtitle Subtitle I— - Comprehensive Acts › Chapter CHAPTER 121— - VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - CRIME PREVENTION › Part Part A— - Ounce of Prevention Council › § 12133
Summary
Counts as an "Indian tribe" any tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or similar organized Indian group, including Alaska Native villages, that is eligible for federal Indian programs and services.
Full Legal Text
Title 34, §12133
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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.
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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 92–203, § 2, 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
Short Title
note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 13743 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
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34 U.S.C. § 12133
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Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73