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This is a list of Indian reservations in the U.S. state of New York. Allegany (Cattaraugus County) Cattaraugus (Erie County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County) Cayuga Nation of New York (Seneca County) Oil Springs (Cattaraugus County, Allegany County) Oneida Indian Nation (Madison County) Onondaga (Onondaga County) Poospatuck (Suffolk County)
New York is the source of several landmark decisions concerning aboriginal title including Oneida I (1974), "first of the modern-day [Native American land] claim cases to be filed in federal court," [3] and Oneida II (1985), "the first native land claim case won on the basis of the Nonintercourse Act."
Native Americans have lived in the New York area for at least more than 13,000 years. They initially settled in the space around Lake Champlain, the Hudson River Valley and Oneida Lake. [1] There are currently eight federally recognized Native Americans tribes in New York. [2]
Pages in category "American Indian reservations in New York (state)" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
At the 2000 census there were 23 people, 10 households, and 6 families residing in the Indian reservation. The population density was 8.8/mi 2 (3.4/km 2). There were 12 housing units at an average density of 4.6/mi 2 (1.8/km 2). The racial makeup of the Indian reservation was 26.09% White and 73.91% Native American. [3]
Pages in category "Native American tribes in New York (state)" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.