Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 677a


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 677a. Definitions

      For the purposes of this subchapter - 
      (a) "Tribe" means the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray
    Reservation, Utah.
      (b) "Full-blood" means a member of the tribe who possesses
    one-half degree of Ute Indian blood and a total of Indian blood in
    excess of one-half, excepting those who become mixed-bloods by
    choice under the provisions of section 677c of this title.
      (c) "Mixed-blood" means a member of the tribe who does not
    possess sufficient Indian or Ute Indian blood to fall within the
    full-blood class as herein defined, and those who become
    mixed-bloods by choice under the provisions of section 677c of this
    title.
      (d) "Secretary" means Secretary of the Interior.
      (e) "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of the Uintah and
    Ouray Reservation, Utah.
      (f) "Asset" means any property of the tribe, real, personal or
    mixed, whether held by the tribe or by the United States in trust
    for the tribe, or subject to a restriction against alienation
    imposed by the United States.
      (g) "Adult" means a member of the tribe who has attained the age
    of twenty-one years.



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