### Question
How is the term Indian reservation defined?


### Answer
The term **Indian reservation** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1973aa* as the following:

> any area that is an American Indian or Alaska Native area, as defined by the Census Bureau for the purposes of the 1990 decennial census

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1973aa*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 20-ELECTIVE FRANCHISE > SUBCHAPTER I&ndash;B-SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS**

