(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) 'Commission' means the Commission on Indian Affairs. (c) 'Community' means a tribe, band, group, or clan. (d) (1) 'Indian' means an individual or community that is, or whose members are, descended from a tribe that inhabited North America before European contact. (2) 'Indian' includes a Native American Indian, a North American Indian, an American Indian, and an aboriginal American.
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