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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 479. Definitions
The term "Indian" as used in this Act shall include all persons
of Indian descent who are members of any recognized Indian tribe
now under Federal jurisdiction, and all persons who are descendants
of such members who were, on June 1, 1934, residing within the
present boundaries of any Indian reservation, and shall further
include all other persons of one-half or more Indian blood. For the
purposes of this Act, Eskimos and other aboriginal peoples of
Alaska shall be considered Indians. The term "tribe" wherever used
in this Act shall be construed to refer to any Indian tribe,
organized band, pueblo, or the Indians residing on one reservation.
The words "adult Indians" wherever used in this Act shall be
construed to refer to Indians who have attained the age of
twenty-one years.
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