54 USC § 300309 - Indian tribe

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title: "54 USC § 300309 - Indian tribe"
title_number: 54
title_name: "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND RELATED PROGRAMS"
section_number: "300309"
section_name: "Indian tribe"
chapter_number: 3003
chapter_name: "DEFINITIONS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3189.)"
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# § 300309. Indian tribe

43 U.S.C. 1602

In this division, the term “Indian tribe” means an Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including a Native village, Regional Corporation or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ()), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 113–287, § 3, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3189.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 300309 | 16 U.S.C. 470w(4). | Pub. L. 89–665, title III, § 301(4), as added Pub. L. 96–515, title V, § 501, Dec. 12, 1980, 94 Stat. 3001; Pub. L. 102–575, title XL, § 4019(a)(3), Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4763. |