---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 292.9"
title: "25"
number: "292.9"
heading: "How does a tribe show that it lost its government-to-government relationship?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/292.9"
---

# §292.9. How does a tribe show that it lost its government-to-government relationship?


For a tribe to qualify as having lost its government-to-government relationship for purposes of [§ 292.7](/cfr/25/292.7.md), it must show that its government-to-government relationship was terminated by one of the following means:

- (a) Legislative termination;
- (b) Consistent historical written documentation from the Federal Government effectively stating that it no longer recognized a government-to-government relationship with the tribe or its members or taking action to end the government-to-government relationship; or
- (c) Congressional restoration legislation that recognizes the existence of the previous government-to-government relationship.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 2719, 43 U.S.C. 1457.

### Source

Source: 73 FR 29375, May 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted.