### Question
Can you define what Indian tribe means?


### Answer
**Indian tribe** is defined as the following in *20 U.S.C. § 4402*:

> any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.]), which is recognized as eligible for special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 4402*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 56-AMERICAN INDIAN, ALASKA NATIVE, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURE AND ART DEVELOPMENT**

