### Question
How is the "Indian tribe" defined?


### Answer
The term **Indian tribe** is defined in *25 U.S.C. § 5130* as follows -

> 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. § 5130*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 45-PROTECTION OF INDIANS AND CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES**

