As used in the Indian Education Act: A. 'assistant secretary' means the assistant secretary for Indian education; B. 'government-to-government' means the relationship between a New Mexico tribe and a state government; C. 'indigenous' means native or tribal groups of the Americas that maintain a cultural identity separate from the surrounding dominant cultures; D. 'tribal' means pertaining to urban Indians who are residents of New Mexico or to an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located within New Mexico; E. 'New Mexico tribe' means an Indian nation, tribe or pueblo located within New Mexico; and F. 'urban Indian' means a member of a federally recognized tribe or an Alaskan native who lives in an off-reservation urban area and is a New Mexico resident. History: Laws 2003, ch. 151, § 3; 2007, ch. 295, § 2; 2007, ch. 296, § 2. ANNOTATIONSThe 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, added Subsections A through D and F. Laws 2007, ch. 295, § 2 and Laws 2007, ch. 296, § 2 enacted identical amendments to this section. The section was set out as amended by Laws 2007, ch. 296, § 2. See 12-1-8 NMSA 1978.
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