§2511 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in the chapter. Bureau means the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Department of the Interior. Eligible Indian student means what section 2007(f) says. Indian means a member of an Indian tribe, people who can join a tribe, and their children or grandchildren. Indian tribe means any tribe, band, nation, or organized group the United States recognizes for Indian programs, and it includes Alaska Native Village or Regional Corporations created under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). Local educational agency means a public school board or other public authority in a state that runs or oversees public elementary or secondary schools, and other public agencies that have administrative control of such schools. Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. Tribal governing body means the tribe’s recognized government for a school that gets assistance under the Act. Tribal organization means either the tribe’s governing body or a legally formed Indian group the tribe controls or that adult members elect, and that includes broad Indian participation; if a grant helps a tribally controlled school serving more than one tribe, approval by governing bodies representing 80 percent of the students is enough. Tribally controlled school means a school run by a tribe or tribal organization serving preschool through grade 12, that is not a local educational agency and not directly run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.