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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971 explains how these Alaska Native villages came to be tracked this way. This version was updated based on Federal Register , Volume 87, dated January 28, 2022 (87 FR 4638), [ 1 ] when the number of Alaskan Native tribes entities totaled 231.
The following is a partial list of United States of America (U.S.) communities with Native-American majority populations. It includes United States cities and towns in which a majority (over half) of the population is Native American (American Indian or Alaska Native), according to data from the 2020 Census.
Binnyanaktuk Creek – from an Iñupiaq phrase meaning "superlatively rugged".; Iliamna Lake – from the Dena'ina phrase nila vena, meaning "lake of the island".; Ipnek Creek – from an Iñupiaq word ipnaiq meaning "sheep".
One of the many ways Native American influence shines through the United States is in our place names. Does your town's name have Native American roots? The answer might surprise you
Sauk County – named after the Sauk people. Sauk City; Saukville; Waukesha County – Potawatomi word meaning "little foxes" City of Waukesha; Waupaca County – Menominee word meaning "white sand bottom" or "brave young hero" Waushara County – a Native American word meaning "good earth" Winnebago County – named after the Winnebago people.
This category collects articles concerning the over 230 Alaska Native tribal entities which are recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as having a government-to-government relationship with the U.S. federal government. For the Alaska Native peoples often loosely referred to as "tribes," see Category: Alaska Native ethnic groups.
Village County(ies) Population (2010 Census) Population (2020 Census) Incorporation date [2]; Adell: Sheboygan: 516 498 1918 Albany: Green: 1,018 1,096 1883 Allouez
The Act lays out the specifics of the corporations' status. Here is an excerpt of the relevant portion: [5] 43 U.S.C. § 1606 (a) Division of Alaska into twelve geographic regions; common heritage and common interest of region; area of region commensurate with operations of Native association; boundary disputes, arbitration.