25 CFR § 502.13 - Indian tribe.

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title: "25 CFR § 502.13 - Indian tribe."
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "502.13"
section_name: "Indian tribe."
chapter_name: "NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
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part_number: "502"
part_name: "DEFINITIONS OF THIS CHAPTER"
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# 502.13 Indian tribe.

*Indian tribe* means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians that the Secretary recognizes as—

(a) Eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians; and

(b) Having powers of self-government.