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* Indian Country is defined by 18 U.S.C. § 1151 as follows: (a) 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 the rights-of-way through the reservation, (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state, and (c) all Indian allotments, the titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.

** As listed in the Major Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. § 1153), and the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (15 U.S.C. § 2701).