Section 22-23A-3 - Definitions. - New Mexico Statutes

22-23A-3. Definitions.

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.