Define Indian Country
- A legal term used in the United States to refer to lands under the jurisdiction of Native American tribes or nations. It includes tribal lands, reservations, and territories recognized by the federal government as under the authority of Indigenous peoples.
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Mean self-governing Indigenous nations within the United States, primarily those that are federally recognized, but not limited to federal recognition, acknowledging Indigenous peoples’ rights to self-determination. This recognizes the broader scope of Indigenous governance beyond formal recognition by the federal government.
