### Question
How does the law define Indian tribe?


### Answer
Under *25 U.S.C. § 479a*, **Indian tribe** is defined as:

> any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 479a*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 14-MISCELLANEOUS > SUBCHAPTER V-PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES**

