{"data":{"id":"us-nm/22-23a-3","jurisdiction":"us-nm","citation":"22-23A-3","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in the Indian Education Act:\nA. \"assistant secretary\" means the assistant secretary for Indian education;\nB. \"government-to-government\" means the relationship between a New Mexico tribe and a state government;\nC. \"indigenous\" means native or tribal groups of the Americas that maintain a cultural identity separate from the surrounding dominant cultures;\nD. \"tribal\" means pertaining to urban Indians who are residents of New Mexico or to an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located within New Mexico;\nE. \"New Mexico tribe\" means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located within New Mexico; and\nF. \"urban Indian\" means a member of a federally recognized tribe or an Alaskan native who lives in an off-reservation urban area and is a New Mexico resident.","path":["Chapter 22 - Public Schools","ARTICLE 23A Indian Education"],"source_url":"https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa-unanno/en/item/18522/index.do","current_through":"2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T15:02:19Z","sha256":"d191283ff220f9471b2a058e880f59fa4ef760c8b087a131cfa4d8a1ae57541b","source_id":"us-nm","stale":false,"prev":"us-nm/22-23a-2","next":"us-nm/22-23a-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}