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Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [4] For Alaska Native tribes, see list of Alaska Native tribal entities.
Map of states with US federally recognized tribes marked in yellow. States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [1]
The name "Wyoming" comes from a Delaware Tribe word Mechaweami-ing or "maughwauwa-ma", meaning large plains or extensive meadows, which was the tribe's name for a valley in northern Pennsylvania. The name Wyoming was first proposed for use in the American West by Senator Ashley of Ohio in 1865 in a bill to create a temporary government for ...
There is a State-recognized tribe with the same name, Meherrin Indian Tribe (I). Ne'Ha-Tsunii Indian Nation [78] Nee Tribe (a.k.a. Nuluti Equani Ehi Tribe and Near River Dwellers), [25] East Bend, NC; Ridge Band of Cherokees, [25] Ridgecraft, NC; Roanoke-Hatteras Indian Tribe, Elizabeth City, NC, [130] formerly the Roanoke-Hatteras Indians of ...
Legally, being Native American is defined as being enrolled in a federally recognized tribe or Alaskan village. Ethnologically, factors such as culture, history, language, religion, and familial kinships can influence Native American identity. [3] All individuals on this list should have Native American ancestry.
List of U.S. communities with Native-American majority populations; List of U.S. counties with Native American majority populations; Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy; List of United States Supreme Court cases involving Indian tribes; List of organizations that self-identify as Native American tribes
Plains Indians Native American tribes — the indigenous peoples of North America from the Great Plains region, in central Canada and the United States. Subcategories This category has the following 26 subcategories, out of 26 total.
Northern Valley Yokuts, central California [1] Tachi tribe , Southern Valley Yokuts , south-central California [ 1 ] Yuki , Ukomno'm , northwestern California [ 1 ]