25 U.S.C. § 3602 : US Code - Section 3602: Definitions

Search 25 U.S.C. § 3602 : US Code - Section 3602: Definitions

For purposes of this chapter:
(1) The term "Bureau" means the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the
Department of the Interior.
(2) The term "Courts of Indian Offenses" means the courts
established pursuant to part 11 of title 25, Code of Federal
Regulations.
(3) The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian tribe, band,
nation, pueblo, or other organized group or community, including
any Alaska Native entity, which administers justice under its
inherent authority or the authority of the United States and
which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and
services provided by the United States to Indian tribes because
of their status as Indians.
(4) The term "judicial personnel" means any judge, magistrate,
court counselor, court clerk, court administrator, bailiff,
probation officer, officer of the court, dispute resolution
facilitator, or other official, employee, or volunteer within the
tribal justice system.
(5) The term "Office" means the Office of Tribal Justice
Support within the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
(6) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Interior.
(7) The term "tribal organization" means any organization
defined in section 450b(l) of this title.
(8) The term "tribal justice system" means the entire judicial
branch, and employees thereof, of an Indian tribe, including (but
not limited to) traditional methods and forums for dispute
resolution, lower courts, appellate courts (including intertribal
appellate courts), alternative dispute resolution systems, and
circuit rider systems, established by inherent tribal authority
whether or not they constitute a court of record.