### Question
What does Indian tribe mean?


### Answer
**Indian tribe** has the following meaning in *20 U.S.C. § 9122*:

> any tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including any Alaska native village, regional corporation, or village corporation, as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), which is recognized by the Secretary of the Interior as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians

#### Citation:
  - *20 U.S.C. § 9122*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 72-MUSEUM AND LIBRARY SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER II-LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY**

