# 25 CFR § 83.4: Who cannot be acknowledged under this part?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.4

## Section

- **Citation:** 25 CFR § 83.4
- **Heading:** Who cannot be acknowledged under this part?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 25—Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER F—TRIBAL GOVERNMENT > PART 83—PROCEDURES FOR FEDERAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF INDIAN TRIBES > Subpart A—General Provisions

## Text

The Department will not acknowledge:
(a) An association, organization, corporation, or entity of any character formed in recent times unless the entity has only changed form by recently incorporating or otherwise formalizing its existing politically autonomous community;
(b) A splinter group, political faction, community, or entity of any character that separates from the main body of a currently federally recognized Indian tribe, petitioner, or previous petitioner unless the entity can clearly demonstrate it has functioned from 1900 until the present as a politically autonomous community and meets § 83.11(f), even though some have regarded them as part of or associated in some manner with a federally recognized Indian tribe;
(c) An entity that is, or an entity whose members are, subject to congressional legislation terminating or forbidding the government-to-government relationship; or
(d) An entity that previously petitioned and was denied Federal acknowledgment under part 54 of this chapter (as it existed before March 30, 1982) or part 83 (including reconstituted, splinter, spin-off, or component groups who were once part of previously denied petitioners) unless the entity meets the conditions of §§ 83.47 through 83.49.
[80 FR 37887, July 1, 2015, as amended at 90 FR 3643, Jan. 15, 2025]

## Nearby sections

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- [25 CFR § 83.2 § 83.2 What is the purpose of the regulations in this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.2.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.3 § 83.3 Who does this part apply to?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.3.md)
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- [25 CFR § 83.5 § 83.5 How does a petitioner obtain Federal acknowledgment under this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.5.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.6 § 83.6 What are the Department's duties?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.6.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.7 § 83.7 How does this part apply to documented petitions submitted before August 17, 2015?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.7.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.8 § 83.8 May the deadlines in this part be extended?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.8.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.9 § 83.9 How does the Paperwork Reduction Act affect the information collections in this part?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.9.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.10 § 83.10 How will the Department evaluate each of the criteria?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.10.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.11 § 83.11 What are the criteria for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.11.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.12 § 83.12 What are the criteria for a previously federally acknowledged petitioner?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.12.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.47 § 83.47 Who can seek authorization to re-petition under this subpart?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.47.md)
- [25 CFR § 83.48 § 83.48 When will the Department allow a re-petition?](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-83.48.md)

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