34 U.S.C. § 12133

In this part, “Indian tribe” means a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including an Alaska Native village (as defined in or established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.),11 So in original. A closing parenthesis probably should precede the comma. that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.