§ 289.1 Definition.
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American Indian born in CanadaThe term as used in section 289 of the Act includes only persons possessing 50 per centum or more of the blood of the American Indian race. It does not include a person who is the spouse or child of such an Indian or a person whose membership in an Indian tribe or family is created by adoption, unless such person possesses at least 50 per centum or more of such blood.
[29 FR 11494, Aug. 11, 1964]
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