### Question
How does MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT define Tribal Government?


### Answer
Under *15 U.S.C. § 9501*, **Tribal Government** is defined as:

> the recognized governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community, component band, or component reservation, individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list published most recently as of November 15, 2021, pursuant to section 5131 of title 25

#### Citation:
  - *15 U.S.C. § 9501*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 120-MINORITY BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT**

