Tribal Lands
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028738
1. Lands that are either held in trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or other lands under the direct ownership of a Tribe. Most tribal lands are in trust status and within a reservation, but these lands also can be outside of a reservation.
2. This layer represents locations of American Indian Tribal lands in the lower 48 states and Alaska. The areas include all lands associated with Federally recognized tribal entities--Federally recognized Reservations, Off-Reservation Trust Lands, and Census Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas. EPA makes no claims regarding the accuracy or precision of data concerning Indian country locations or boundaries. EPA has simply attempted to collect certain readily available information relating to Indian country locations.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-028738 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | General environmental |
| References | UST / LUST Glossary; EPA ArcGIS for EMEF/tribal |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-ENV-028738",
"term": "Tribal Lands",
"field": "Environment",
"definition": "1. Lands that are either held in trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) or other lands under the direct ownership of a Tribe. Most tribal lands are in trust status and within a reservation, but these lands also can be outside of a reservation.\n\n2. This layer represents locations of American Indian Tribal lands in the lower 48 states and Alaska. The areas include all lands associated with Federally recognized tribal entities--Federally recognized Reservations, Off-Reservation Trust Lands, and Census Oklahoma Tribal Statistical Areas. EPA makes no claims regarding the accuracy or precision of data concerning Indian country locations or boundaries. EPA has simply attempted to collect certain readily available information relating to Indian country locations.",
"subject": "General environmental",
"references": [
"UST / LUST Glossary",
"EPA ArcGIS for EMEF/tribal"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/tribal-lands/"
}
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