Section 292.9 - How does a tribe show that it lost its government-to-government relationship?For a tribe to qualify as having lost its government-to-government relationship for purposes of § 292.7 , it must show that its government-to-government relationship was terminated by one of the following means:
(a) Legislative termination;(b) Consistent historical written documentation from the Federal Government effectively stating that it no longer recognized a government-to-government relationship with the tribe or its members or taking action to end the government-to-government relationship; or(c) Congressional restoration legislation that recognizes the existence of the previous government-to-government relationship.