Regulations last checked for updates: May 18, 2024

Title 25 - Indians last revised: Mar 22, 2024
§ 292.9 - How does a tribe show that it lost its government-to-government relationship?

For a tribe to qualify as having lost its government-to-government relationship for purposes of § 292.7, it must show that its government-to-government relationship was terminated by one of the following means:

(a) Legislative termination;

(b) Consistent historical written documentation from the Federal Government effectively stating that it no longer recognized a government-to-government relationship with the tribe or its members or taking action to end the government-to-government relationship; or

(c) Congressional restoration legislation that recognizes the existence of the previous government-to-government relationship.

authority: 5 U.S.C. 301,25.S.C. 2, 9, 2719, 43 U.S.C. 1457.
source: 73 FR 29375, May 20, 2008, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 25 CFR 292.9