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Several Native American tribes hold or have held territory within the lands that are now the state of Iowa. [1] [2] [3] Iowa, defined by the Missouri River and Big Sioux River on the west and Mississippi River on the east, marks a shift from the Central Plains and the Eastern Woodlands.
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 Iowa, also known as Ioway, and the Bah-Kho-Je or Báxoje (English: grey snow; Chiwere: Báxoje ich'é), [3] are a Native American Siouan people. Today, they are enrolled in either of two federally recognized tribes, the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma and the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.
Populations are the total census counts and include non-Native American people as well, sometimes making up a majority of the residents. The total population of all of them is 1,043,762. [citation needed] A Bureau of Indian Affairs map of Indian reservations belonging to federally recognized tribes in the continental United States
The Meskwaki Nation, based near Tama, Iowa, was the first tribe in the U.S. to purchase land. Today, it balances modern amenities, ancient beliefs. ... The 2020 U.S. Census listed Iowa’s Native ...
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.
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 ...
Yamassee Native American Association of Nations, [69] Van Nuys, CA; Yaqui Nation of Southern California, Thousand Palms, CA [70] Yaquis of Southern California, Borrego Springs, CA, [71] Yokayo Tribe of Indians. [32] Letter of Intent to Petition 03/09/1987. [27] Certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997 [26] [30] Yosemite Mono Lake Paiute Indian ...