25 CFR 142.1 – Definitions
Area Director means the Area Director, Juneau Area Office, Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Terms Used In 25 CFR 142.1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Bureau means Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Department means Department of the Interior.
Manager means Manager of the Seattle Support Center.
Must is used in place of shall and indicates a mandatory or imperative act or requirement.
Indian means any individual who is a member of an Indian tribe.
Indian tribe means an Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe pursuant to Public Law 103-454, 108 Stat. 4791.
Alaska Native means a member of an Alaska Native village or a Native shareholder in a corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.