The 574 Federally Recognized Indian Tribes in the United States

The 574 Federally Recognized Indian Tribes in the United States

The 574 Federally Recognized Indian Tribes in
January 18, 2024
the United States
Mainon A. Schwartz
A federally recognized Tribe is one that is generally “eligible for the special programs and
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services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.” Federal

recognition (also called federal acknowledgment) thus engenders certain rights and protections
for a recognized Tribe, including limited sovereign immunity and powers of self-government.

There are currently 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes in the United States, according to the
annual list published by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Indian Affairs.

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Contents
Federal Recognition ........................................................................................................................ 1
Alphabetical List of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes in the United States as of
January 8, 2024 ............................................................................................................................ 2
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Federal Recognition
Federal recognition (sometimes called federal acknowledgment)1 is a term of art formalizing a
government-to-government relationship between the United States and a particular Indian Tribe.2
A federally recognized Tribe is generally “eligible for the special programs and services provided
by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.”3 Accordingly, federal
recognition engenders certain rights and protections for a recognized Tribe, including limited
sovereign immunity and powers of self-government.4 Of the 574 federally recognized Tribes, 347
are located within the forty-eight contiguous states; 227 are located in Alaska.
Under current federal law,5 a group of Indians may obtain federal recognition in three ways: (1)
via the Federal Acknowledgment Process, an administrative process overseen by the U.S.
Department of the Interior (DOI);6 (2) by congressional act;7 or (3) pursuant to a decision of a
U.S. court. However, courts in the modern era have generally declined to consider granting
federal recognition.8 As a result, groups wishing to obtain federal recognition typically must do so
either through the Federal Acknowledgment Process or by lobbying for congressional
recognition.9
Since 1994, pursuant to Congress’s statutory instruction, the DOI has published an annual list in
the Federal Register of Tribes that have received federal recognition through any means.10 The

1 25 C.F.R. § 83.1.
2 For more information, see CRS Report R47346, Tribal Issues: CRS Experts and Points of Contact, by Elayne J.
Heisler, Mainon A. Schwartz, and Mariel J. Murray (2022).
3 25 C.F.R. § 83.2.
4 Id.; see also, e.g., Kahawaiolaa v. Norton, 386 F.3d 1271, 1273 (9th Cir. 2004) (“Federal recognition affords
important rights and protections to Indian tribes, including limited sovereign immunity, powers of self-government, the
right to control the lands held in trust for them by the federal government, and the right to apply for a number of federal
services.”).
5 See Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, , § 103(3), 108 Stat. 4791. By contrast, “[h]istorically,
federal recognition could arise from treaty, executive order, or course of dealing.” Agua Caliente Tribe of Cupeño
Indians of Pala Rsrv. v. Sweeney, 932 F.3d 1207, 1213 (9th Cir. 2019) (citing Kahawaiolaa, 386 F.3d at 1273).
6 See CRS Infographic IG10038, Federal Recognition of Indian Tribes: The Administrative Process, by Mainon A.
Schwartz (2023); 25 C.F.R. pt. 83. The Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA) currently administers these
regulations under the oversight of the DOI’s Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs. No tribe has achieved federal
recognition through the administrative process since 2016.
7 For example, Section 2870 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020, which recognized the Little Shell
Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, declared “Federal recognition is extended to the Tribe” and directed the
Secretary of the Interior to acquire land in trust for use as a tribal land base., § 2870(c), (g), 133 Stat. 1198, 1908
(2020).
8 See, e.g., Wyandot Nation v. United States, 858 F.3d 1392, 1401-02 (Fed. Cir. 2017) (collecting cases and noting “the
long history making clear that tribal recognition is a political question committed to the political branches”); accord
Chinook Indian Nation v. Zinke, 326 F. Supp. 3d 1128, 1139-40 (W.D. Wash. 2018) (“[T]he issue of federal
acknowledgment of Indian tribes is a quintessential political question that must be left to the political branches of
government and not the courts. Absent a clear delegation of authority from Congress, the Court cannot bypass the
existing federal acknowledgment process and bestow federal recognition upon [a tribe].”).
9 Agua Caliente Tribe, 932 F.3d at 1215 (“The two primary ways of obtaining recognition today are through a
Congressional process or the Part 83 petition process.”).
10 Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994, , § 104 (codified at 25 U.S.C. § 5131) (directing Secretary of
the Interior to publish an annual “list of all Indian tribes which the Secretary recognizes to be eligible for the special
programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians”).
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list below contains the names of Indian Tribes, in alphabetical order, that appear on the DOI list
published in January 2024.11
Updates to the 2024 list include edits to formatting or to tribal names. The most recent change to
the number of listed tribes occurred following Congress’s acknowledgment of the Little Shell
Band of Chippewa Indians in December 2019, which resulted in the current count of 574 listed
tribes.12
Alphabetical List of Federally Recognized Indian
Tribes in the United States as of January 8, 2024
Previously listed, former, or alternate names are included parenthetically after the correct current
Tribal name.
A
Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation,
California
Ak-Chin Indian Community
Akiachak Native Community
Akiak Native Community
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town
Alatna Village
Algaaciq Native Village (St. Mary’s)
Allakaket Village
Alturas Indian Rancheria, California
Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor
Angoon Community Association
Anvik Village
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
Arctic Village13
Asa’carsarmiut Tribe
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana
Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California

11 Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, 89
Fed. Reg. 944 (Jan. 8, 2024).
12 National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020, Pub. L. No. 116–92, § 2870(c), (g), 133 Stat. 1198, 1908 (2020).
13 “The Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government (Arctic Village and Village of Venetie)” is not included in the
official count of 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes but is recognized by the BIA as an entity authorized to act on
behalf of Arctic Village and Village of Venetie, both of which are included in the official count.
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B
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River
Reservation, Wisconsin
Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California
Beaver Village
Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
Big Lagoon Rancheria, California
Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley
Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California
Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California
Birch Creek Tribe
Bishop Paiute Tribe
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana
Blue Lake Rancheria, California
Bridgeport Indian Colony
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
Burns Paiute Tribe
C
Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians (previously listed as Cabazon Band of Mission
Indians, California)
Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa
Rancheria, California
Caddo Nation of Oklahoma
Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria
Cahuilla Band of Indians
California Valley Miwok Tribe, 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)
Catawba Indian Nation
Cayuga Nation
Cedarville Rancheria, California
Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes
Chalkyitsik Village
Cheesh-Na Tribe
Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California
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Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California
Cherokee Nation
Chevak Native Village
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
Chickahominy Indian Tribe
Chickahominy Indian Tribe—Eastern Division
Chickaloon Native Village
The Chickasaw Nation
Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
Chignik Bay Tribal Council
Chignik Lake Village
Chilkat Indian Village (Klukwan)
Chilkoot Indian Association (Haines)
Chinik Eskimo Community (Golovin)
Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana
Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Chuloonawick Native Village
Circle Native Community
Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma
Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
Cocopah Tribe of Arizona
Coeur D’Alene Tribe
Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and
California
Comanche Nation, Oklahoma
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians
Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and Utah
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon
Coquille Indian Tribe
Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
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Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
Craig Tribal Association
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
Crow Tribe of Montana
Curyung Tribal Council
D
Delaware Nation, Oklahoma
Delaware Tribe of Indians
Douglas Indian Association
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada
E
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma
Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
Egegik Village
Eklutna Native Village
Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California
Elk Valley Rancheria, California
Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada
Emmonak Village
Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
Evansville Village (also known as Bettles Field)
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California
F
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin
Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana
Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California
Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence
Reservation, California
Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian
Reservation, Nevada and Oregon
Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada
Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
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G
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan
Greenville Rancheria
Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California
Guidiville Rancheria of California
Gulkana Village Council
H
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California
Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan
Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona
Healy Lake Village
Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin
Hoh Indian Tribe
Holy Cross Tribe
Hoonah Indian Association
Hoopa Valley Tribe, California
Hopi Tribe of Arizona
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, California
Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians
Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona
Hughes Village
Huslia Village
Hydaburg Cooperative Association
I
Igiugig Village
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California
Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation,
California
Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope
Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California
Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Iqugmiut Traditional Council
Ivanof Bay Tribe
J
Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians
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Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Jamul Indian Village of California
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico
K
Kaguyak Village
Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona
Kaktovik Village (also known as Barter Island)
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation
Karuk Tribe
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California
Kasigluk Traditional Elders Council
Kaw Nation, Oklahoma
Kenaitze Indian Tribe
Ketchikan Indian Community
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan
Kialegee Tribal Town
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas
Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma
King Island Native Community
King Salmon Tribe
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
Klamath Tribes
Klawock Cooperative Association
Kletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria (previously listed as Kletsel
Dehe Band of Wintun Indians)
Knik Tribe
Koi Nation of Northern California
Kokhanok Village
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
Koyukuk Native Village
L
La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California
La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation,
California
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
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Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Michigan
Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada
Levelock Village
Lime Village
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians, California
Louden Tribe (previously listed as Galena Village (also known as Louden Village))
Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
Lower Elwha Tribal Community
Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
Lytton Rancheria of California
M
Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria, California
Manley Hot Springs Village
Manokotak Village
Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation,
California
Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan
McGrath Native Village
Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California
Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin
Mentasta Traditional Council
Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation,
California
Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico
Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve
Mi’kmaq Nation (Previously listed as Aroostook Band of Micmacs)
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
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Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, Minnesota (Six component reservations: Bois Forte
Band (Nett Lake); Fond du Lac Band; Grand Portage Band; Leech Lake Band;
Mille Lacs Band; White Earth Band)
Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada
Modoc Nation
Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut
Monacan Indian Nation
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
The Muscogee (Creek) Nation
N
Naknek Native Village
Nansemond Indian Natio
Narragansett Indian Tribe
Native Village of Afognak
Native Village of Akhiok
Native Village of Akutan
Native Village of Aleknagik
Native Village of Ambler
Native Village of Atka
Native Village of Atqasuk
Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government
Native Village of Belkofski
Native Village of Brevig Mission
Native Village of Buckland
Native Village of Cantwell
Native Village of Chenega (also known as Chanega)
Native Village of Chignik Lagoon
Native Village of Chitina
Native Village of Chuathbaluk (Russian Mission, Kuskokwim)
Native Village of Council
Native Village of Deering
Native Village of Diomede (also known as Inalik)
Native Village of Eagle
Native Village of Eek
Native Village of Ekuk
Native Village of Ekwok
Native Village of Elim
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Native Village of Eyak (Cordova)
Native Village of False Pass
Native Village of Fort Yukon
Native Village of Gakona
Native Village of Gambell
Native Village of Georgetown
Native Village of Goodnews Bay
Native Village of Hamilton
Native Village of Hooper Bay
Native Village of Kanatak
Native Village of Karluk
Native Village of Kiana
Native Village of Kipnuk
Native Village of Kivalina
Native Village of Kluti Kaah (also known as Copper Center)
Native Village of Kobuk
Native Village of Kongiganak
Native Village of Kotzebue
Native Village of Koyuk
Native Village of Kwigillingok
Native Village of Kwinhagak (also known as Quinhagak)
Native Village of Larsen Bay
Native Village of Marshall (also known as Fortuna Ledge)
Native Village of Mary’s Igloo
Native Village of Mekoryuk
Native Village of Minto
Native Village of Nanwalek (also known as English Bay)
Native Village of Napaimute
Native Village of Napakiak
Native Village of Napaskiak
Native Village of Nelson Lagoon
Native Village of Nightmute
Native Village of Nikolski
Native Village of Noatak
Native Village of Nuiqsut (also known as Nooiksut)
Native Village of Nunam Iqua
Native Village of Nunapitchuk
Native Village of Ouzinkie
Native Village of Paimiut
Native Village of Perryville
Native Village of Pilot Point
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Native Village of Point Hope
Native Village of Point Lay
Native Village of Port Graham
Native Village of Port Heiden
Native Village of Port Lions
Native Village of Ruby
Native Village of Saint Michael
Native Village of Savoonga
Native Village of Scammon Bay
Native Village of Selawik
Native Village of Shaktoolik
Native Village of Shishmaref
Native Village of Shungnak
Native Village of Stevens
Native Village of Tanacross
Native Village of Tanana
Native Village of Tatitlek
Native Village of Tazlina
Native Village of Teller
Native Village of Tetlin
Native Village of Tuntutuliak
Native Village of Tununak
Native Village of Tyonek
Native Village of Unalakleet
Native Village of Unga
Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government (Arctic Village and Village of Venetie)14
Native Village of Wales
Native Village of White Mountain
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico, & Utah
Nenana Native Association
New Koliganek Village Council
New Stuyahok Village
Newhalen Village
Newtok Village
Nez Perce Tribe
Nikolai Village
Ninilchik Village

14 “The Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government (Arctic Village and Village of Venetie)” is not included in the
official count of 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes but is recognized by the BIA as an entity authorized to act on
behalf of Arctic Village and Village of Venetie, both of which are included in the official count.
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Nisqually Indian Tribe
Nome Eskimo Community
Nondalton Village
Nooksack Indian Tribe
Noorvik Native Community
Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana
Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
Northway Village
Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan
Nulato Village
Nunakauyarmiut Tribe
O
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
Oneida Indian Nation
Oneida Nation
Onondaga Nation
Organized Village of Grayling (also known as Holikachuk)
Organized Village of Kake
Organized Village of Kasaan
Organized Village of Kwethluk
Organized Village of Saxman
Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council
The Osage Nation
Oscarville Traditional Village
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
P
Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah (Cedar Band of Paiutes, Kanosh Band of Paiutes,
Koosharem Band of Paiutes, Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes, and Shivwits Band of
Paiutes)
Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada
Pala Band of Mission Indians
Pamunkey Indian Tribe
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California
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Passamaquoddy Tribe
Pauloff Harbor Village
Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation,
California
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Pechanga Band of Indians (previously listed as Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission
Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California)
Pedro Bay Village
Penobscot Nation
Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Petersburg Indian Association
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California
Pilot Station Traditional Village
Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California
Pit River Tribe, California (Includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout,
Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias)
Pitka’s Point Traditional Council
Platinum Traditional Village
Poarch Band of Creek Indians
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana
Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
Portage Creek Village (also known as Ohgsenakale)
Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul & St. George Islands (Saint George
Island and Saint Paul Island)15
Potter Valley Tribe, California
Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
Pueblo of Acoma, New Mexico
Pueblo of Cochiti, New Mexico
Pueblo of Isleta, New Mexico
Pueblo of Jemez, New Mexico
Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico
Pueblo of Nambe, New Mexico
Pueblo of Picuris, New Mexico
Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico

15 “The Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul & St. George Islands (Saint George Island and Saint Paul
Island)” is not included in the official count of 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes but is recognized by the BIA as
an entity authorized to act on behalf of Saint George Island and Saint Paul Island, both of which are included in the
official count.
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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 Taos, New Mexico
Pueblo of Tesuque, New Mexico
Pueblo of Zia, New Mexico
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada
Q
Qagan Tayagungin Tribe of Sand Point
Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska
Quapaw Nation
Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation, California & Arizona
Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation
Quinault Indian Nation
R
Ramona Band of Cahuilla, California
Rampart Village
Rancheria, California
Rappahannock Tribe, Inc.
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, Minnesota
Redding Rancheria, California
Redwood Valley or Little River Band of Pomo Indians of the Redwood Valley
Rancheria, California
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada
Resighini Rancheria, California
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of Rincon Reservation, California
Robinson Rancheria
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota
Round Valley Indian Tribes, Round Valley Reservation, California
S
Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
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Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
Saint George Island16
Saint Paul Island17
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Salamatof Tribe
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona
Samish Indian Nation
San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona
San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona
San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the
Santa Rosa Rancheria, California
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation,
California
Santee Sioux Nation, Nebraska
Santo Domingo Pueblo
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Michigan
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
Seldovia Village Tribe
Seminole Tribe of Florida
The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Seneca Nation of Indians
Seneca-Cayuga Nation
Shageluk Native Village
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota
Shawnee Tribe
Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract),
California
Shinnecock Indian Nation
Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation

16 “The Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul & St. George Islands (Saint George Island and Saint Paul
Island)” is not included in the official count of 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes but is recognized by the BIA as
an entity authorized to act on behalf of Saint George Island and Saint Paul Island, both of which are included in the
official count.
17 “The Pribilof Islands Aleut Communities of St. Paul & St. George Islands (Saint George Island and Saint Paul
Island)” is not included in the official count of 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes but is recognized by the BIA as
an entity authorized to act on behalf of Saint George Island and Saint Paul Island, both of which are included in the
official count.
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Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota
Sitka Tribe of Alaska
Skagway Village
Skokomish Indian Tribe
Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah
Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California
Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin
South Naknek Village
Southern Ute Indian Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado
Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota
Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation
Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation
St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota
Stebbins Community Association
Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington
Stockbridge Munsee Community, Wisconsin
Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of Nevada
Sun’aq Tribe of Kodiak
Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation
Susanville Indian Rancheria, California
Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation
T
Table Mountain Rancheria
Takotna Village
Tangirnaq Native Village
Tejon Indian Tribe
Telida Village
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent
bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band; and Wells Band)
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town
Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
Tohono O’odham Nation of Arizona
Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
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Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, California
Traditional Village of Togiak
Tulalip Tribes of Washington
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California
Tuluksak Native Community
Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota
Tuscarora Nation
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California
Twin Hills Village
U
Ugashik Village
Umkumiut Native Village
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California
United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
Upper Mattaponi Tribe
Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah
Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California
V
Village of Alakanuk
Village of Anaktuvuk Pass
Village of Aniak
Village of Atmautluak
Village of Bill Moore’s Slough
Village of Chefornak
Village of Clarks Point
Village of Crooked Creek
Village of Dot Lake
Village of Iliamna
Village of Kalskag
Village of Kaltag
Village of Kotlik
Village of Lower Kalskag
Village of Ohogamiut
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Village of Red Devil
Village of Sleetmute
Village of Solomon
Village of Stony River
Village of Venetie18
Village of Wainwright
W
Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California (Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony,
Woodfords Community, Stewart Community, & Washoe Ranches)
White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation, Arizona
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes (Wichita, Keechi, Waco, & Tawakonie), Oklahoma
Wilton Rancheria, California
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada
Wiyot Tribe, California
Wrangell Cooperative Association
Wyandotte Nation
Y
Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California
Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada
Ysleta del Sur Pueblo
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (previously listed as San Manuel Band of
Mission Indians, California)
Yupiit of Andreafski
Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California
Z
Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico

18 “The Native Village of Venetie Tribal Government (Arctic Village and Village of Venetie)” is not included in the
official count of 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes but is recognized by the BIA as an entity authorized to act on
behalf of Arctic Village and Village of Venetie, both of which are included in the official count.
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Author Information

Mainon A. Schwartz

Legislative Attorney

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