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25 CFR 292.10: How does a tribe qualify as having been restored to Federal recognition?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 25—Indians
- CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER N—ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES
- PART 292—GAMING ON TRUST LANDS ACQUIRED AFTER OCTOBER 17, 1988
- Subpart B—Exceptions to Prohibitions on Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands
For a tribe to qualify as having been restored to Federal recognition for purposes of § 292.7, the tribe must show at least one of the following:
(a) Congressional enactment of legislation recognizing, acknowledging, affirming, reaffirming, or restoring the government-to-government relationship between the United States and the tribe (required for tribes terminated by Congressional action);
(b) Recognition through the administrative Federal Acknowledgment Process under § 83.8 of this chapter; or
(c) A Federal court determination in which the United States is a party or court-approved settlement agreement entered into by the United States.
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