Title 25, IndiansRelease 119-102
§2101 Definitions
Title 25 › CHAPTER 23 — DEVELOPMENT OF TRIBAL MINERAL RESOURCES › § 2101
Summary
Defines three terms: "Indian" — an Indian or Alaska Native who owns land or land interests with title held in trust by the U.S. or under U.S. rules that limit transfer; "Indian tribe" — a group that meets the same land/trust rule; "Secretary" — Secretary of the Interior.
Full Legal Text
Title 25, §2101
Indians, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
For the purposes of this chapter, the term—
(1)“Indian” means any individual Indian or Alaska Native who owns land or interests in land the title to which is held in trust by the United States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States;
(2)“Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, community, rancheria, colony, or other group which owns land or interests in land title to which is held in trust by the United States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States; and
(3)“Secretary” means the Secretary of the Interior.
Legislative History
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Short Title
Pub. L. 97–382, § 1, Dec. 22, 1982, 96 Stat. 1938, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Indian Mineral Development Act of 1982’.”
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Citation
25 U.S.C. § 2101
Title 25, Indians
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102