Title 54 — National Park Service and Related ProgramsRelease 119-73

§300309 Indian tribe

Title 54 › Subtitle Subtitle III— - National Preservation Programs › Chapter CHAPTER 3003— - DEFINITIONS › § 300309

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Says who counts as an "Indian tribe" for this part of the law. It includes tribes, bands, nations, or other organized groups or communities — and also Native villages, Regional Corporations, and Village Corporations as defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602) — when the United States recognizes them as eligible for special federal programs and services for Indians because of their Indian status.

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Title 54, §300309

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In this division, the term “Indian tribe” means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including a Native village, Regional Corporation or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1602)), 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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Historical and Revision Notes

Revised SectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 30030916 U.S.C. 470w(4).Pub. L. 89–665, title III, § 301(4), as added Pub. L. 96–515, title V, § 501, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3001; Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4019(a)(3), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4763.

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54 U.S.C. § 300309

Title 54 — National Park Service and Related Programs

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73