### Question
How is the term eligible Indian student defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible Indian student** is defined in *25 U.S.C. § 2007* as the following:

> a student who—


(1) is a member of or is at least a 1/4 degree Indian blood descendant of a member of an Indian tribe which is eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States through the Bureau to Indians because of their status as Indians, and


(2) resides on or near an Indian reservation or meets the criteria for attendance at a Bureau off-reservation boarding school

#### Citation:
  - *25 U.S.C. § 2007*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 22-BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS PROGRAMS**

