List of federally recognized tribes by state

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Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs for certain federal government purposes. For an alphabetical listing, see list of federally recognized tribes and federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. As of 19 February 2020, 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United States.[1][2][3] Of these, 231 are located in Alaska.

Description[]

In the United States, the Native American tribe is a fundamental unit of sovereign tribal government, and the constitution grants to the U.S. Congress the right to interact with tribes. More specifically, the Supreme Court of the United States in United States v. Sandoval (231 US. 28 [1913]) warned, "it is not ... that Congress may bring a community or body of people within range of this power by arbitrarily calling them an Indian tribe, but only that in respect of distinctly Indian communities the questions whether, to what extent, and for what time they shall be recognized and dealt with as dependent tribes" (at 46).[4] Federal tribal recognition grants to tribes the right to self-government, as well as certain benefits. The recognition process is largely controlled by the United States federal agency the Bureau of Indian Affairs, in consultation with federally recognized tribes.

In January 2015 the United States' Federal Register issued an official list of 566 tribes that are Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.[5] The number of tribes increased to 567 in July 2015 with the federal recognition of the Pamunkey tribe in Virginia.[6] USA.gov, the federal government's official web portal, maintains a list of tribal governments which is constantly updated. Ancillary information present in former versions of this list but no longer contained in the current listing have been included here in italics print.

In 2018, six more Virginia-based tribes were added to the list, then in 2020 the Little Shell Chippewa were recognized bringing the total to 574.[7] Of these, 231 are located in Alaska.

Alabama[]

Alaska[]

Main article: List of Alaska Native tribal entities

Arizona[]

  • Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona
  • Cocopah Tribe of Arizona
  • Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona
    (formerly the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation)
  • Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona
  • Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona
  • Hopi Tribe of Arizona
  • Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona
  • Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona
  • Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
  • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona
  • San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona
  • San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona
  • Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona
    (formerly Papago Indian Tribe)
  • Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona
  • White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona
  • Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona
  • Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona

Multiple states:

California[]

  • Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California
  • Alturas Indian Rancheria, California
  • Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
    (formerly the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation, California)
  • Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California
  • Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
  • Big Lagoon Rancheria, California
  • Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California
  • Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
  • Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California
  • Blue Lake Rancheria, California
  • Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California
  • Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
  • Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, California
    (previously listed as the Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Cabazon Reservation)
  • Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California
  • Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation, California
  • Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California
  • California Valley Miwok Tribe, California
    (formerly the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California)
  • Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California
  • Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California:
    • Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California
    • Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation, California
  • Cedarville Rancheria, California
  • Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California
  • Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California
  • Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
  • Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
  • Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
  • Cortina Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California
  • Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
  • Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California
  • Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
  • Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California
  • Elk Valley Rancheria, California
  • Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
  • Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California
    (formerly the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation)
  • Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California
    (formerly the Graton Rancheria)
    (formerly the Federated Coast Miwok)
  • Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California
  • Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California
  • Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
  • Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California
  • Guidiville Rancheria of California
  • Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California
    (formerly the Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria of California)
  • Hoopa Valley Tribe, California
  • Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California
  • Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, California
  • Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California
  • Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
  • Jamul Indian Village of California
  • Karuk Tribe of California
  • Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California
  • Koi Nation
  • La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation, California
  • La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation, California
  • Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation, California
    (formerly the Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation)
  • Lytton Rancheria of California
  • Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria, California
    (previously listed as Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California)
  • Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, California
  • Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California
  • Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California
  • Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
  • Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
  • Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California
  • Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
  • Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California
  • Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California
  • Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, California
  • Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California
  • Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California
  • Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California
  • Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California
  • Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California
    (formerly the Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California)
  • Pit River Tribe, California
    includes:
  • Potter Valley Tribe, California
    (formerly the Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California)
  • Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California
  • Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California
  • Redding Rancheria, California
  • Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
  • Resighini Rancheria, California
    (formerly the Coast Indian Community of Yurok Indians of the Resighini Rancheria)
  • Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Rincon Reservation, California
  • Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
  • Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California
    (formerly the Covelo Indian Community)
  • Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California
  • San Manual Band of Serrano Mission Indians of the San Manual Reservation, California
  • San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California
  • Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California
  • Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
    (formerly the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa Reservation)
  • Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California
  • Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation, California
  • Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
  • Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
  • Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California
  • Smith River Rancheria, California
  • Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California
    (formerly the Soboba Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Soboba Reservation)
  • Susanville Indian Rancheria, California
  • Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
    (formerly the Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California)
  • Table Mountain Rancheria of California
  • Tejon Indian Tribe
  • Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, California
    (formerly the Torres-Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California)
  • Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California
  • Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
  • Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California
  • United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California
  • Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California
  • Wilton Rancheria
  • Wiyot Tribe, California
    (formerly the Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe)
  • Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California

Multiple states:

Colorado[]

  • Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado

Multiple states:

Connecticut[]

  • Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut
  • Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut

Florida[]

  • Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
  • Seminole Tribe of Florida
    • Big Cypress Reservation
    • Brighton Reservation
    • Hollywood Reservation
    • Tampa Reservation

Hawaii[]

Further information: United States federal recognition of Native Hawaiians

Idaho[]

Multiple states:

  • Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Idaho and Nevada

Indiana[]

Multiple states:

  • Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana

Iowa[]

Kansas[]

  • Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
  • Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas
    (formerly the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians)

Multiple states:

Louisiana[]

Maine[]

  • Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians of Maine
  • Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maine
  • Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine
  • Penobscot Tribe of Maine

Massachusetts[]

  • Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Massachusetts
  • Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) of Massachusetts
    (formerly Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Inc.)

Michigan[]

  • Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan
  • Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan
  • Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan
  • Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan
  • Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan
  • Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan
  • Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan
  • Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan
    (formerly Gun Lake Indian Tribe)
    (formerly Gun Lake Village Band & Ottawa Colony Band of Grand River Ottawa Indians)
  • Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan
    (formerly the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.)
  • Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
  • Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan

Multiple states:

  • Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana

Minnesota[]

  • Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
  • Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
    Six component reservations:
    • Bois Forte Band (Nett Lake)
    • Grand Portage Band
    • Leech Lake Band
    • Mille Lacs Band
    • White Earth Band
  • Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
  • Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota
  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota
  • Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota

Multiple states:

  • Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin (also in Minnesota)
    (formerly the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe)
  • Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
    • Fond du Lac Band (also in Wisconsin)

Mississippi[]

  • Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi

Montana[]

Multiple states:

  • Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota (also in Montana and South Dakota)

Nebraska[]

Multiple states:

Nevada[]

Multiple states:

New Mexico[]

  • Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico
    (formerly the Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation)
  • Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico
  • Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
    (formerly the Pueblo of San Juan)
  • Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of San Felipe, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of San Ildefonso, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Sandia, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Santa Ana, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Santo Domingo, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Taos, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico
  • Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico
  • Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico

Multiple states:

New York[]

  • Cayuga Nation of New York
  • Oneida Nation of New York
  • Onondaga Nation of New York
  • Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York
    (formerly the St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York)
  • Seneca Nation of New York
  • Shinnecock Nation
  • Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York
  • Tuscarora Nation of New York

North Carolina[]

North Dakota[]

  • Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota
  • Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota

Multiple states:

Oklahoma[]

Oregon[]

  • Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon
  • Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon
  • Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
  • Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
    (previously listed as the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation)
  • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Oregon
  • Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
  • Coquille Tribe of Oregon
  • Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon
  • Klamath Tribes, Oregon

Multiple states:

  • Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and Oregon

Rhode Island[]

  • Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island

South Carolina[]

  • Catawba Indian Nation
    (aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina)

South Dakota[]

  • Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
  • Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
  • Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
  • Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
  • Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
  • Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
  • Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota
  • Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

Multiple states:

Texas[]

Utah[]

Multiple states:

Virginia[]

Washington[]

  • Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington
  • Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington
  • Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington
    (previously the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation of the Yakama Reservation)
  • Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington
  • Hoh Indian Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington
  • Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington
  • Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington
  • Lower Elwha Tribal Community
    (previously listed as Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington)
  • Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington
  • Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, Washington
  • Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington
  • Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation, Washington
  • Nooksack Indian Tribe of Washington
  • Port Gamble Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation, Washington
  • Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, Washington
  • Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation
    (previously listed as Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation, Washington)
  • Quinault Indian Nation
    (previously listed as Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, Washington)
  • Samish Indian Tribe, Washington
  • Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington
  • Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington
  • Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington
  • Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington
  • Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation, Washington
  • Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation, Washington
  • Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington
  • Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation, Washington
  • Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation, Washington
  • Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington
  • Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington

Wisconsin[]

Flags of Wisconsin tribes in the state capitol
  • Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, Wisconsin
  • Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin
  • Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
  • Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of Wisconsin
  • Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
  • Oneida Nation, Wisconsin
    (previously listed as Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin)[11]
  • Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
  • St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
  • Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin
  • Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin

Multiple states:

  • Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin (also in Minnesota)
    (formerly the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe)
  • Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota
    • Fond du Lac Band (also in Wisconsin)

Wyoming[]

  • Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
  • Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

See also[]

United States

Aboriginal peoples in Canada

References[]

  1. ^ "Federal Register, Volume 83, Number 141 dated July 23, 2018" (PDF). Loc.gov. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. ^ Federal Acknowledgment of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 19 / Friday, January 29, 2016 / Notices" (PDF). Gpo.gov. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  4. ^ Sheffield (1998) p. 56
  5. ^ Federal Register, Volume 80, Number 9 dated January 14, 2015
  6. ^ Federal Acknowledgment of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe Archived 2015-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Hilleary, Cecily (January 31, 2018). "US Recognizes 6 Virginia Native American Tribes". Voice of America. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  8. ^ McLaughlin, Kathleen (21 Dec 2019). "A big moment finally comes for the Little Shell: Federal recognition of their tribe". Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Federal Register: "Final Determination for the Federal Acknowledgment of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe"". 8 July 2015.
  10. ^ Heim, Joe (2 July 2015). "A renowned Virginia Indian tribe finally wins federal recognition". Washington Post. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  11. ^ Federal Registrar, July 23, 2018: p. 34865
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