25 U.S.C. § 5129 — Definitions
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The Act uses “Indian” to mean: a person of Indian descent who belongs to a recognized Indian tribe under Federal jurisdiction; a descendant of such a member who lived within the current boundaries of an Indian reservation on June 1, 1934; or any other person with at least one-half Indian blood. Eskimos and other Indigenous peoples of Alaska are also included.
The Act uses “Indian” to mean: a person of Indian descent who belongs to a recognized Indian tribe* under Federal jurisdiction; a descendant of such a member who lived within the current boundaries of an Indian reservation on June 1, 1934; or any other person with at least one-half Indian blood. Eskimos and other Indigenous peoples of Alaska are also included. “Tribe” means an Indian tribe, organized band, pueblo, or the Indians living on one reservation. “Adult Indians” means Indians who are at least 21 years old. This section does not otherwise define those terms.
The term “Indian” as used in this Act shall include all persons of Indian descent who are members of any recognized Indian tribe* now under Federal jurisdiction, and all persons who are descendants of such members who were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation, and shall further include all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood. For the purposes of this Act, Eskimos and other aboriginal peoples of Alaska shall be considered Indians. The term “tribe” wherever used in this Act shall be construed to refer to any Indian tribe, organized band, pueblo, or the Indians residing on one reservation. The words “adult Indians” wherever used in this Act shall be construed to refer to Indians who have attained the age of twenty-one years.
Source credit: (June 18, 1934, ch. 576, § 19, 48 Stat. 988.)
- 1934Enacted · Act of June 18, 1934, ch. 576 · 48 Stat. 988
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