Indian country definition

Indian country means (i) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and including rights-of-way running through the reservation; (ii) all dependent Indian communities with the borders of the United States whether within the originally or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state; and (iii) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.
Indian country means the same as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. Sec. 1151.
Indian country means all of the following:

Examples of Indian country in a sentence

  • EPA ensures consistent implementation and oversight of federal environmental laws and policies across states and in Indian country in order to provide equal environmental benefits to the public and a level playing field for the regulated community.

  • EPA directly implements the federal environmental laws EPA administers (e.g., the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act) in Indian country.


More Definitions of Indian country

Indian country means the Indian country as defined in 18 U.S.C. §1151, and includes trust land as defined by the United States secretary of the interior.
Indian country means the same as defined in chapter 82.24
Indian country means those lands considered “Indian Country” under federal law.
Indian country means (i) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the
Indian country means all lands, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, within the exterior boundaries set aside by the United States for the use and occupancy of Indian tribes by treaty, law or executive order and which are areas currently recognized as "Indian country" by the United States Department of the Interior as referenced in 18 U.S.C. 1151 and C.F.R. 25.
Indian country means all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under U.S. government jurisdiction, all dependent Indian communities within U.S. borders, and all allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished. See 18 U.S.C. § 1151 (containing additional stipulations).
Indian country means, under 18 U.S.C. 1151, all of the following: