25 C.F.R. § 292.9 : Indians — BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR — ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES — GAMING ON TRUST LANDS ACQUIRED AFTER OCTOBER 17, 1988 — EXCEPTIONS TO PROHIBITIONS ON GAMING ON NEWLY ACQUIRED LANDS —RESTORED LANDS" EXCEPTION — 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.

25 C.F.R. § 292.9