To be acknowledged as a federally recognized Indian tribe under this part, a petitioner must meet the Indian Entity Identification (§ 83.11(a) ), Governing Document (§ 83.11(d) ), Descent (§ 83.11(e) ), Unique Membership (§ 83.11(f) ), and Congressional Termination (§ 83.11(g) ) Criteria and must:
25 C.F.R. §83.5