### Question
What does Indian tribe mean?


### Answer
**Indian tribe** has the following meaning in *42 U.S.C. § 628*:

> any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians (including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (Public Law 92–203

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 628*
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