---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 502.13"
title: "25"
number: "502.13"
heading: "Indian tribe."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/502.13"
---

# §502.13. Indian tribe.


Indian tribe means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians that the Secretary recognizes as—

- (a) Eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians; and
- (b) **Having powers of self-government.**

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.

### Source

Source: 57 FR 12392, Apr. 9, 1992, unless otherwise noted.