Section 745.323 - DefinitionsThe definitions in subpart A apply to this subpart. In addition, the definitions in § 745.223 and the following definitions apply:
Indian Country means
(1) all land within the limits of any American Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the U.S. government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way running throughout the reservation;(2) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or outside the limits of a State; and(3) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.Indian Tribe means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, or community recognized by the Secretary of the Interior and exercising substantial governmental duties and powers.