---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 83.5"
title: "25"
number: "83.5"
heading: "How does a petitioner obtain Federal acknowledgment under this part?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/83.5"
---

# §83.5. How does a petitioner obtain Federal acknowledgment under this part?


To be acknowledged as a federally recognized Indian tribe under this part, a petitioner must meet the Indian Entity Identification ([§ 83.11(a)](/cfr/25/83.11.md?p=a)), Governing Document ([§ 83.11(d)](/cfr/25/83.11.md?p=d)), Descent ([§ 83.11(e)](/cfr/25/83.11.md?p=e)), Unique Membership ([§ 83.11(f)](/cfr/25/83.11.md?p=f)), and Congressional Termination ([§ 83.11(g)](/cfr/25/83.11.md?p=g)) Criteria and must:

- (a) Demonstrate previous Federal acknowledgment under [§ 83.12(a)](/cfr/25/83.12.md?p=a) and meet the criteria in [§ 83.12(b)](/cfr/25/83.12.md?p=b); or
- (b) Meet the Community ([§ 83.11(b)](/cfr/25/83.11.md?p=b)) and Political Authority ([§ 83.11(c)](/cfr/25/83.11.md?p=c)) Criteria.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 25 U.S.C. 2, 9, 5131; 25 U.S.C. 5130 note (Congressional Findings); and 43 U.S.C. 1457.

### Source

Source: 80 FR 37887, July 1, 2015, unless otherwise noted.