25 CFR § 292.9 - How does a tribe show that it lost its government-to-government relationship?

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title: "25 CFR § 292.9 - How does a tribe show that it lost its government-to-government relationship?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "292.9"
section_name: "How does a tribe show that it lost its government-to-government relationship?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "N"
subchapter_name: "ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES"
part_number: "292"
part_name: "GAMING ON TRUST LANDS ACQUIRED AFTER OCTOBER 17, 1988"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2719, 43 U.S.C. 1457."
regulatory_source: "73 FR 29375, May 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted."
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# 292.9 How does a tribe show that it lost its government-to-government relationship?

For a tribe to qualify as having lost its government-to-government relationship for purposes of § 292.7, it must show that its government-to-government relationship was terminated by one of the following means:

(a) Legislative termination;

(b) Consistent historical written documentation from the Federal Government effectively stating that it no longer recognized a government-to-government relationship with the tribe or its members or taking action to end the government-to-government relationship; or

(c) Congressional restoration legislation that recognizes the existence of the previous government-to-government relationship.