§ 300.21 Indian and Indian tribe.

Plain English summary

This section defines 'Indian' as a member of an Indian tribe, and 'Indian tribe' as any Federal or State Indian tribe, band, rancheria, pueblo, colony, or community, including Alaska Native entities established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. It clarifies that the definition does not obligate the Secretary of the Interior to provide services or funding to State Indian tribes not listed in the Federal Register as federally recognized.

Key requirements

• Indian means an individual who is a member of an Indian tribe.
• Indian tribe means any Federal or State Indian tribe, band, rancheria, pueblo, colony, or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional village corporation (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
• Nothing in this definition is intended to indicate that the Secretary of the Interior is required to provide services or funding to a State Indian tribe that is not listed in the Federal Register list of Indian entities recognized as eligible to receive services from the United States, published pursuant to Section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, 25 U.S.C. 479a-1.

Affected parties

• Indian individuals
• Indian tribes
• Alaska Native villages
• Alaska Native regional village corporations
• Secretary of the Interior
• State Indian tribes

Official source

https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/part-300/section-300.21