### Question
What is the definition of Native American?


### Answer
The definition of **Native American** is as follows in *20 U.S.C. § 80q*:

> an individual of a tribe, people, or culture that is indigenous to the Americas and such term includes a Native Hawaiian

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 80q*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 3-SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, NATIONAL MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES > SUBCHAPTER XIII-NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN**

