§3653 — Title 25 Indians | U.S. Code

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Gives plain meanings for key words used in this chapter. “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States. “Director” means the Director of the Office of Tribal Justice. “Indian lands” includes Indian country (18 U.S.C. 1151) or Indian reservations (25 U.S.C. 1452(d) or 1903(10)), and limits “former Indian reservations in Oklahoma” to lands inside an Oklahoma Indian Tribe’s jurisdiction that the Secretary of the Interior recognizes as eligible for trust status under 25 C.F.R. part 151 as in effect on December 21, 2000. “Indian tribe” means a tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or similar group that runs or plans to run its own justice system and is eligible for federal Indian programs. “Judicial personnel” means judges and other court workers and volunteers. “Non-profit entity” means an organization described in 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3). “Office of Tribal Justice” means the Office of Tribal Justice in the Department of Justice. “Tribal court” (or “tribal court system”/“tribal justice system”) means the tribe’s whole judicial branch and its staff, including traditional dispute methods, trial and appellate courts (including inter-tribal), alternative dispute resolution, and circuit rider systems, whether or not they are courts of record.

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For purposes of this chapter:

(1)The term “Attorney General” means the Attorney General of the United States.

(2)The term “Director” means the Director of the Office of Tribal Justice.

(3)The term “Indian lands” shall include lands within the definition of “Indian country”, as defined in section 1151 of title 18; or “Indian reservations”, as defined in section 1452(d) of this title, or section 1903(10) of this title. For purposes of the preceding sentence, such section 1452(d) of this title shall be applied by treating the term “former Indian reservations in Oklahoma” as including only lands which are within the jurisdictional area of an Oklahoma Indian Tribe (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior) and are recognized by such Secretary as eligible for trust land status under part 151 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on December 21, 2000).

(4)The term “Indian tribe” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community which administers justice or plans to administer justice under its inherent authority or the authority of the United States and which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indian tribes because of their status as Indians.

(5)The term “judicial personnel” means any judge, magistrate, court counselor, court clerk, court administrator, bailiff, probation officer, officer of the court, dispute resolution facilitator, or other official, employee, or volunteer within the tribal judicial system.

(6)The term “non-profit entity” or “non-profit entities” has the meaning given that term in section 501(c)(3) of title 26.

(7)The term “Office of Tribal Justice” means the Office of Tribal Justice in the United States Department of Justice.

(8)The term “tribal court”, “tribal court system”, or “tribal justice system” means the entire judicial branch, and employees thereof, of an Indian tribe, including, but not limited to, traditional methods and fora for dispute resolution, trial courts, appellate courts, including inter-tribal appellate courts, alternative dispute resolution systems, and circuit rider systems, established by inherent tribunal authority whether or not they constitute a court of record.

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Amendments

2010—Pars. (2) to (8). Pub. L. 111–211 added par. (2) and redesignated former pars. (2) to (7) as (3) to (8), respectively.

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