Indian lands
Indian lands or Indian country means:
(1) 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 throughout the reservation;
(2) All dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of the State; and
(3) All Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights of way running through the same.
Source
40 CFR § 258.2
Scoping language
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