Everything about Native American Tribe totally explained
Indian tribe (also known as
Native American tribe) means any
Native American tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, extant or historical.
Legal definition
The term is defined in the United States for some
federal government purposes to include only tribes that are
federally recognized by the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, established pursuant to the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43U.S.C. 1601 et seq.]. Such tribes, including
Alaska Native village or regional or village corporations recognized as such, are eligible for the special programs and services provided by the
United States
Some tribes are recognized at a
state level using procedures defined by various states, without regard to Federal recognition. Other tribes are unrecognized because they no longer exist as an organized group or because they've not completed the certification process established by the government entities in question.
Other uses
In addition to their status as legal entities, tribes have political, social, historical, and other aspects. The term is also used to refer to various groups of
Native Americans bound together for social, political, or religious purposes, including descendants of members of these groups. Tribes are typically characterized by distinct territory, and common
language or
dialect.. Other characteristics include common
culture and
ethnicity.
Tribes are susceptible to overlapping external and internal definition. Whereas outsiders use their own definitions for what a tribe is, and who is a member, depending on the purpose, tribes may have their own definition of identity and membership. To the extent that many tribes are acknowledged as sovereign nations, the United States does recognize some limited rights of tribes to decide membership by their own criteria.
Naming convention
Although the word "Indian" is somewhat disfavored to refer to
Native Americans, and there has been some controversy over appropriate terminology, usage has persisted and is less controversial when referring to the Tribes. The word is often included in the names of the various tribes themselves.
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