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tribal government

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2 U.S.C. § 658 — for purposes of this part

The term “tribal government” means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 688; 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their special status as Indians.

6 U.S.C. § 311 — in this subchapter (7 versions over time)

the term “tribal government” means the government of any entity described in section 101(13)(B) of this title; and

6 U.S.C. § 601 — in this subchapter

The term “tribal government” means the government of an Indian tribe.

6 U.S.C. § 701 — in this title

the term “tribal government” means the government of an Indian tribe or authorized tribal organization, or in Alaska a Native village or Alaska Regional Native Corporation.

6 U.S.C. § 665g — in this section

The term "Tribal government" means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, that is individually identified (including parenthetically) in the most recent list published pursuant to section 5131 of title 25.

7 U.S.C. § 1639o — in this subchapter

The term "Tribal government" means the governing body of an Indian tribe.

10 U.S.C. § 284 — in this section

The term "tribal government" means the governing body of an Indian tribe, the status of whose land is "Indian country" as defined in section 1151 of title 18 or held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Indian tribe.

12 U.S.C. § 5701 — in this chapter

The term "Tribal government" means the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of March 11, 2021, pursuant to section 5131 of title 25.

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