{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-83.2","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 83.2","heading":"What is the purpose of the regulations in this part?","body":"The regulations in this part implement Federal statutes for the benefit of Indian tribes by establishing procedures and criteria for the Department to use to determine whether a petitioner is an Indian tribe eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. A positive determination will result in Federal recognition status and the petitioner's addition to the Department's list of federally recognized Indian tribes. Federal recognition:\n(a) Is a prerequisite to the protection, services, and benefits of the Federal Government available to those that qualify as Indian tribes and possess a government-to-government relationship with the United States;\n(b) Means the tribe is entitled to the immunities and privileges available to other federally recognized Indian tribes;\n(c) Means the tribe has the responsibilities, powers, limitations, and obligations of other federally recognized Indian tribes; and\n(d) Subjects the Indian tribe to the same authority of Congress and the United States as other federally recognized Indian tribes.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER F—TRIBAL GOVERNMENT","PART 83—PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"c5f67b0e2846ef61510bbe1583cd5b633219432167d83baa27bc993f92e731db","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-83.1","next":"us/25-cfr-83.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}