25 U.S.C. § 1301 : US Code - Section 1301: Definitions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 1301 : US Code - Section 1301: Definitions

For purposes of this subchapter, the term -
(1) "Indian tribe" means any tribe, band, or other group of
Indians subject to the jurisdiction of the United States and
recognized as possessing powers of self-government;
(2) "powers of self-government" means and includes all
governmental powers possessed by an Indian tribe, executive,
legislative, and judicial, and all offices, bodies, and tribunals
by and through which they are executed, including courts of Indian
offenses; and means the inherent power of Indian tribes, hereby
recognized and affirmed, to exercise criminal jurisdiction over all
Indians;
(3) "Indian court" means any Indian tribal court or court of
Indian offense; and
(4) "Indian" means any person who would be subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States as an Indian under section 1153,
title 18, if that person were to commit an offense listed in that
section in Indian country to which that section applies.