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A List of the "Federally Recognized" Tribes of North America

Beings that we have been talking a bit about the different tribes of Turtle Island, we thought we would go ahead and get you an accurate list of all the tribes that are upon our beloved land, just in case you ever wondered.

The list we are going to provide for you here is in alphabetical order but will also give you a very brief listing of pertinent information about each tribe such as what state they reside in. Please note that this list is from January 2015 by the United States' Federal Register which issued it as the official list of Federally Recognized tribes, not ALL the tribes that there are, these are the 566 tribes that are considered as being "Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs."

So, beginning with the letter "A" and working our way thru to the letter "Z", we have:

  • Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

  • Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California

  • Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona

  • Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas (formerly the Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas)

  • Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, Oklahoma

  • Alturas Indian Rancheria, California

  • Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

  • Aroostook Band of Micmac (formerly the Aroostook Band of Micmac Indians of Maine)

  • Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana

  • Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California (formerly the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation, California)

  • 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

  • Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California

  • Big Lagoon Rancheria, California

  • Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley (previously listed as Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California)

  • Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California (previously listed as Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California)

  • Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California

  • Bishop Paiute Tribe (previously listed as Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California)

  • Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana

  • Blue Lake Rancheria, California

  • Bridgeport Indian Colony (previously listed as Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California)

  • Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California

  • Burns Paiute Tribe (previously listed as Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon)

  • Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, California (previously listed as 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

  • Caddo Nation of Oklahoma (formerly the Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma)

  • Cahto Tribe (previously listed as Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California)

  • Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation, 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

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

  • Cayuga Nation of New York

  • Cedarville Rancheria, California

  • Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California

  • Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California

  • Cherokee Nation, Oklahoma

  • Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma (formerly the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)

  • Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota

  • Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma

  • Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California

  • Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana

  • Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana

  • Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

  • Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma

  • Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

  • Cocopah Tribe of Arizona

  • Coeur D'Alene Tribe (previously listed as Coeur D'Alene Tribe of the Coeur D'Alene Reservation, Idaho)

  • Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California

  • Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California

  • Comanche Nation, Oklahoma (formerly the Comanche Indian Tribe)

  • Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana

  • Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington (formerly the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation of the Yakama Reservation)

  • Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon (previously listed as Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation)

  • Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Washington

  • Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Washington

  • Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon

  • 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 (previously listed as Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon

  • Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon

  • Coquille Indian Tribe (previously listed as Coquille Tribe of Oregon}

  • Cortina Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California

  • Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana

  • Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians (previously listed as Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon)

  • Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Washington

  • Coyote Valley Reservation (formerly Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California)

  • Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota

  • Crow Tribe of Montana

  • Death Valley Timbi-sha Shoshone Tribe (formerly the Death Valley Timbi-Sha Shoshone Band of California). The hyphen in Timbisha is actually ungrammatical and based on a clerical error which has not been corrected. The tribe itself always uses Timbisha, without the hyphen.[7]

  • Delaware Nation, Oklahoma (formerly the Absentee Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma) (formerly the Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma)

  • Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma (formerly the Cherokee Delaware) (formerly the Eastern Delaware)

  • Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California (previously listed as Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California)

  • Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada

  • Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (previously listed as Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina)

  • Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California

  • Elk Valley Rancheria, California

  • Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada

  • 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)

  • 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 (formerly the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation)

  • Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada

  • Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona

  • Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan

  • Greenville Rancheria (previously listed as Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California)

  • Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California

  • Guidiville Rancheria of California

  • Grannapa Northern Colorado Mountains

  • Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California (formerly the Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria of California)

  • Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan

  • Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona

  • Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin (formerly the Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe)

  • Hoh Indian Tribe (previously listed as Hoh Indian Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington)

  • Hoopa Valley Tribe, California

  • Hopi Tribe of Arizona

  • Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, California (formerly Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California)

  • Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of Maine

  • Hualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona

  • Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California (formerly the Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation)

  • Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, California

  • Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California

  • Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska

  • Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California

  • Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe of Washington

  • Jamul Indian Village of California

  • Jena Band of Choctaw Indians, Louisiana

  • Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico (formerly the Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation)

  • Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona

  • Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington

  • Karuk Tribe (previously listed as Karuk Tribe of California)

  • Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California

  • Kaw Nation, Oklahoma

  • Kewa Pueblo, New Mexico (formerly the Pueblo of Santo Domingo)

  • Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Michigan

  • Kialegee Tribal Town, Oklahoma

  • Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (formerly the Texas Band of Traditional Kickapoo)

  • Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas

  • Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Klamath Tribes, Oregon

  • Kootenai Tribe of Idaho

  • La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California (formerly the 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

  • 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

  • Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Michigan

  • Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada

  • Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan[8]

  • Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan[9]

  • Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe (previously listed as Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California)

  • Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation, California (previously listed as 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)

  • Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada

  • Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota

  • Lower Elwha Tribal Community (previously listed as Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington)

  • Lower Lake Rancheria, California

  • Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota

  • Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, Washington

  • Lytton Rancheria of California

  • Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, Washington

  • 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

  • Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe (previously listed as Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut

  • Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc. (previously listed as Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe, Massachusetts)

  • 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)

  • Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California

  • Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

  • Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California

  • Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico

  • Miami Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida

  • Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

  • 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 (previously listed as Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Mississippi)

  • Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada

  • Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Mohegan Indian Tribe of Connecticut

  • Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California

  • Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California (formerly the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California)

  • Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (previously listed as Muckleshoot Indian Tribe of the Muckleshoot Reservation, Washington)

  • Muscogee (Creek) Nation See letter T in list below: "The Muscogee (Creek) Nation" (previously listed as Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma)

  • Narragansett Indian Tribe of Rhode Island

  • Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah

  • Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho)

  • Nisqually Indian Tribe (previously listed as Nisqually Indian Tribe of the Nisqually Reservation, Washington)

  • Nooksack Indian Tribe (previously listed as Nooksack Indian Tribe of Washington)

  • Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana

  • Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California

  • Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation (previously listed as Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie))

  • Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi, Michigan (formerly the Huron Potawatomi, Inc.)

  • Oglala Sioux Tribe (previously listed as Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota)

  • Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico (formerly the Pueblo of San Juan)

  • Omaha Tribe of Nebraska

  • Oneida Nation of New York

  • Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin

  • Onondaga Nation (previously listed as Onondaga Nation of New York)

  • Osage Nation See the letter T in list below: "The Osage Nation" (previously listed as Osage Nation, Oklahoma) (previously listed as Osage Tribe, Oklahoma)

  • Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma

  • Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah

  • Cedar Band of Paiutes (formerly the Cedar City Band of Paiutes)

  • Kanosh Band of Paiutes

  • Koosharem Band of Paiutes

  • Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes

  • Shivwits Band of Paiutes

  • Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada

  • Pala Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pala Reservation, California

  • Pamunkey Indian Tribe[10]

  • Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona

  • Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California

  • Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine

  • Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California

  • Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

  • Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California

  • Penobscot Nation (previously listed as Penobscot Tribe of Maine)

  • Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

  • 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:

  • XL Ranch

  • Big Bend Rancheria

  • Likely Rancheria

  • Lookout Rancheria

  • Montgomery Creek Rancheria

  • Roaring Creek Rancheria

  • Poarch Band of Creeks (previously listed as Poarch Band of Creek Indians of Alabama) (formerly the Creek Nation East of the Mississippi)

  • Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana

  • Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

  • Ponca Tribe of Nebraska

  • Port Gamble Band of S’Klallam Indians (previously listed as Port Gamble Indian Community of the Port Gamble Reservation, Washington)

  • Potter Valley Tribe, California (formerly the Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California)

  • Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation (previously listed as Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation, Kansas) (formerly the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians)

  • 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

  • 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 (previously listed as Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation, Washington)

  • Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada

  • Quapaw Tribe of Indians (previously listed as Quapaw Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma)

  • 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 (previously listed as Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation, Washington)

  • Quinault Indian Nation (previously listed as Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, Washington)

  • Ramona Band of Cahuilla, California (formerly the Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California)

  • 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 (previously listed as Redwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

  • Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada

  • 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 Band of Pomo Indians, California (previously listed as Robinson Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California}

  • Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota

  • Round Valley Indian Tribes, Round Valley Reservation, California (previously listed as Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California) (formerly the Covelo Indian Community)

  • Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska

  • Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma

  • Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa

  • Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan

  • Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York (formerly the St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York)

  • Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona

  • Samish Indian Nation (previously listed as Samish Indian Tribe, Washington)

  • San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona

  • San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona

  • San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California (previously listed as San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission Indians of the San Manuel Reservation, California)

  • San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California

  • Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, California (formerly the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa Reservation)

  • 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 (formerly the Santee Sioux Tribe of the Santee Reservation of Nebraska)

  • Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe (previously listed as Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington)

  • Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan

  • Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California

  • Seminole Nation of Oklahoma See the letter T in list below: "The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma" (previously listed as Seminole Nation of Oklahoma)

  • Seminole Tribe of Florida (previously also listing its reservations:)

  • Dania Reservation

  • Big Cypress Reservation

  • Brighton Reservation

  • Hollywood Reservation

  • Tampa Reservation

  • Seneca Nation of Indians (previously listed as Seneca Nation of New York)

  • Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma

  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota

  • Shawnee Tribe (previously listed as Shawnee Tribe, Oklahoma)

  • Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

  • Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California

  • Shinnecock Indian Nation (previously listed as Shinnecock Indian Nation, New York)

  • Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation (previously listed as Shoalwater Bay Tribe of the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation, Washington)

  • Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming

  • Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho

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

  • Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota

  • Skokomish Indian Tribe (previously listed as Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington)

  • Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indians of Utah

  • Smith River Rancheria, California

  • Snoqualmie Indian Tribe (previously listed as Snoqualmie Tribe, Washington)

  • Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California (formerly the Soboba Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Soboba Reservation)

  • Sokaogon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin

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

  • Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota

  • Spokane Tribe of the Spokane Reservation, Washington

  • Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation (previously listed as Squaxin Island Tribe of the Squaxin Island Reservation, Washington)

  • St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

  • Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota

  • Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians of Washington (previously listed as Stillaguamish Tribe 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 (previously listed as Suquamish Indian Tribe of the Port Madison Reservation, Washington)

  • Susanville Indian Rancheria, California

  • Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of Washington (previously listed as Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation, Washington)

  • Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation (formerly the Sycuan Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California)

  • Table Mountain Rancheria of California

  • Tejon Indian Tribe (previously listed as Tejon Indian Tribe of California)

  • Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada Four constituent bands:

  • Battle Mountain Band

  • Elko Band

  • South Fork Band

  • Wells Band

  • The Muscogee (Creek) Nation (previously listed as Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Oklahoma)

  • The Osage Nation (previously listed as Osage Nation, Oklahoma) (previously listed as Osage Tribe, Oklahoma)

  • The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (previously listed as Seminole Nation of Oklahoma)

  • Thlopthlocco Tribal Town, Oklahoma

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

  • Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona (formerly Papago Indian Tribe)

  • Tonawanda Band of Seneca (previously listed as Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians of New York)

  • Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma

  • Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona

  • Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, California (formerly the Torres-Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California)

  • Tulalip Tribes of Washington (previously listed as Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation, Washington)

  • Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California

  • Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe (previously listed as Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana)

  • Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California

  • Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North Dakota

  • Tuscarora Nation (previously listed as Tuscarora Nation of New York)

  • Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California

  • United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California

  • United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma

  • Upper Sioux Community, Minnesota

  • Upper Skagit Indian Tribe (previously listed as Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington)

  • Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah

  • Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah

  • Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California

  • Walker River Paiute Tribe of the Walker River Reservation, Nevada

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

  • 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 (previously listed as Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe)

  • Wyandotte Nation (previously listed as Wyandotte Nation, Oklahoma)

  • Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota

  • Yavapai-Apache Nation of the Camp Verde Indian Reservation, Arizona

  • Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe (previously listed as Yavapai-Prescott Tribe of the Yavapai Reservation, Arizona)

  • Yerington Paiute Tribe of the Yerington Colony & Campbell Ranch, Nevada

  • Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California (formerly the Rumsey Indian Rancheria of Wintun Indians of California)

  • Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada

  • Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo of Texas

  • Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California

Please keep in mind that this is NOT a complete list that reflects ALL the tribes of what we know to be the land known as "The United States of America" by Any means, this is again, just the list the BIA released listing the

  • tribes They Honor as being official tribes meaning the ones they offer benefits to. There are many more, federally recognized as being official tribes of the whole of Turtle Island as well as many more that are Not federally recognized as being tribes, but this is a Huge list and so we are going to end this article here knowing there is much for you to chew on. We hope you found this list enlightening as well as somehow Beneficial. We Will be covering the rest in future articles to come, and so we Hope you stay tuned. We Thank you so much for your continued interest, contributions and your support, and wish for you nothing but the Best living this life has to possibly offer you. Be well and go in a good way~ Blessings in abundance be unto you and all your and our relations!

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