§ 292.8. How does a tribe qualify as having been federally recognized?
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/us/cfr/t25/s§ 292.8·A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
For a tribe to qualify as having been at one time federally recognized for purposes of § 292.7, one of the following must be true:
(a)The United States at one time entered into treaty negotiations with the tribe;
(b)The Department determined that the tribe could organize under the Indian Reorganization Act or the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act;
(c)Congress enacted legislation specific to, or naming, the tribe indicating that a government-to-government relationship existed;
(d)The United States at one time acquired land for the tribe's benefit; or
(e)Some other evidence demonstrates the existence of a government-to-government relationship between the tribe and the United States.