### Question
How is the term Tribal government defined?


### Answer
The term **Tribal government** is defined in *12 U.S.C. § 5701* as the following:

> 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 March 11, 2021, pursuant to section 5131 of title 25

#### Citation:
  - *12 U.S.C. § 5701*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 54-STATE SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE**

