Indian Law and Legal Definition
According to 25 USCS § 479 the term Indian shall include all persons of Indian descent who are members of any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction, and all persons who are descendants of such members who were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the present boundaries of any Indian reservation, and shall further include all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood. Eskimos and other aboriginal peoples of Alaska shall be considered Indians.
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Affected Indian Tribe [Energy]
- Bureau of Indian Affairs [BIA]
- Enter or Leave Indian Country
- Federal Indian Reservation
- Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Government
- Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations [FDPIR]
- Governing Bodies of Indian Tribes [Education]
- Hoopa Indian Blood
- Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
- Indian Agricultural Lands
