---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 170.914"
title: "25"
number: "170.914"
heading: "What is the difference between Tribal preference and Indian preference?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/170.914"
---

# §170.914. What is the difference between Tribal preference and Indian preference?


Indian preference is a hiring preference for Indians in general. Tribal preference is a preference adopted by a Tribal government that may or may not include a preference for Indians in general, Indians of a particular Tribe, Indians in a particular region, or any combination thereof.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 112-141, Pub. L. 114-94; 5 U.S.C. 2; 23 U.S.C. 201, 202; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 78463, Nov. 7, 2016, unless otherwise noted.