Indian reservation

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-014078",
  "term": "Indian reservation",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Indian Reservation",
  "definition": "1. An Indian reservation is an area of land \"reserved\" for Indian use, usually under the terms of a formal treaty. Most reservations today also have non-Indian residents and non-Indian landowners.\n\n2. 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 through the reservation.\n\n3. Census Bureau-defined areas set aside by the federal government for use by tribes in accordance with tribal treaties, agreements, executive orders, federal statutes, secretarial orders, and judicial determinations relevant to a given entity.",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "UST / LUST Glossary",
    "40 CFR 71.2 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 131.3 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 132.2 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 49.2 (CFR 2013); 40 CFR 121.1 (CFR 2024)",
    "EPA ArcGIS for American Indian Reservations; EJSCREEN Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/indian-reservation/"
}