### Question
How is the term Tribe defined?


### Answer
The term **Tribe** is defined in *25 U.S.C. § 1041a* as the following:

> the Shawnee Tribe, known also as the "Loyal Shawnee" or "Cherokee Shawnee", which was a party to the 1869 Agreement between the Cherokee Nation and the Shawnee Tribe of Indians

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 1041a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14-MISCELLANEOUS > SUBCHAPTER XLIX&ndash;A-SHAWNEE TRIBE STATUS**

