List of federally recognized tribes - wikipedia List of federally recognized tribes See also : List of federally recognized tribes by state There is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. As of 17 January 2017, 567 Native American tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ) of the United States. Description In the United States, the Indian tribe is a fundamental unit, and the constitution grants Congress the right to interact with tribes. More specifically, the Supreme Court of the United States in United States v. Sandoval, 231 U.S. 28 ( 1913 ), warned, `` it is not... that Congress may bring a community or body of people within range of this power by arbitrarily calling them an Indian tribe, but only that in respect of distinctly Indian communities the questions whether, to what extent, and for what time they shall be recognized and dealt with as dependent tribes '' ( at 46 ). Federal tribal recognition grants to tribes the right to certain benefits, and is largely controlled by the Bureau of Indian Affairs ( BIA ). While trying to determine which groups were eligible for federal recognition in the 1970s, government officials became acutely aware of the need for consistent procedures. To illustrate, several federally unrecognized tribes encountered obstacles in bringing land claims ; United States v. Washington ( 1974 ) was a court case that affirmed the fishing treaty rights of Washington tribes ; and other tribes demanded that the U.S. government recognize aboriginal titles. All the above culminated in the Indian Self - Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975, which legitimized tribal entities by partially restoring Native American self - determination. Following the decisions made by the Indian Claims Commission, the BIA in 1978 published final rules with procedures that groups had to meet to secure federal tribal acknowledgment. There are seven criteria. Four have proven troublesome for most groups to prove : long - standing historical community, outside identification as Indians, political authority, and descent from a historical tribe. Tribes seeking recognition must submit detailed petitions to the BIA 's Office of Federal Acknowledgment. Consequently, the Federal Acknowledgment Process can take years, even decades ; delays of 12 -- 14 years are not uncommon. The Shinnecock Indian Nation formally petitioned for recognition in 1978 and was recognized 32 years later, in 2010. At a Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing, witnesses testified that the process was `` broken, long, expensive, burdensome, intrusive, unfair, arbitrary and capricious, less than transparent, unpredictable, and subject to undue political influence and manipulation. '' In January 2015 the United States ' Federal Register issued an official list of 566 tribes that are Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. The number of tribes increased to 567 in July 2015 with the federal recognition of the Pamunkey tribe in Virginia. The website USA.gov, the federal government 's official web portal, also maintains a constantly updated list of tribal governments. Ancillary information present in former versions of this list but no longer contained in the current listing has been included here in italics print. Alphabetical list of federally recognized tribes Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 ) Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 ) Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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. 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 Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 ) Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 J Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 ) Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Michigan 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 Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 ) Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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. ) O Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 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 Q Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 ) Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 ) Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 ) Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 U Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 V Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 ) X Y Contents : Top 0 -- 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 Z Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation, New Mexico See also United States Federally recognized Alaska Native tribes State recognized tribes in the United States Native Americans in the United States List of Alaska Native tribal entities List of Indian reservations in the United States List of historical Indian reservations in the United States National Park Service Native American Heritage Sites Outline of United States federal Indian law and policy ( Federally or state ) unrecognized tribes Federal recognition of Native Hawaiians Legal status of Hawaii Tribal sovereignty Canada List of Indian reserves in Canada List of First Nations governments List of First Nations peoples Federal Register The Federal Register is used by the BIA to publish the list of `` Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs ''. Tribes in the contiguous 48 states and those in Alaska are listed separately. Current version Federal Register, Volume 80, Number 9 dated January 14, 2015 - and - Federal Acknowledgment of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe = 567 entities Former versions Federal Register, Volume 78, Number 87 dated May 6, 2013 ( 78 FR 26384 ) Federal Register, Volume 77, Number 155 dated August 10, 2012 ( 77 FR 47868 ) -- 566 entities Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 190 dated October 1, 2010 ( 75 FR 60810 ), with a supplemental listing published in Federal Register, Volume 75, Number 207 dated October 27, 2010 ( 75 FR 66124 ) -- 565 + 1 entities Federal Register, Volume 74, Number 153 dated August 11, 2009 ( 74 FR 40218 ) -- 564 entities Federal Register, Volume 73, Number 66 dated April 4, 2008 ( 73 FR 18553 ) -- 562 entities Federal Register, Volume 72, Number 55 dated March 22, 2007 ( 72 FR 13648 ) -- 561 entities Federal Register, Volume 70, Number 226 dated November 25, 2005 ( 70 FR 71194 ) -- 561 entities Federal Register, Volume 68, Number 234 dated December 5, 2003 ( 68 FR 68180 ) -- 562 entities Federal Register, Volume 67, Number 134 dated July 12, 2002 ( 67 FR 46328 ) -- 562 entities Federal Register, Volume 65, Number 49 dated March 13, 2000 ( 65 FR 13298 ) -- 556 entities Federal Register, Volume 63, Number 250 dated December 30, 1998 ( 63 FR 71941 ) -- 555 entities Federal Register, Volume 62, Number 205 dated October 23, 1997 ( 62 FR 55270 ) -- 555 entities Federal Register, Volume 61, Number 220 dated November 13, 1996 ( 61 FR 58211 ) -- 555 entities Federal Register, Volume 60, Number 32 dated February 16, 1995 ( 60 FR 9250 ) -- 552 entities Federal Register, Volume 58, Number 202 dated October 21, 1993 ( 58 FR 54364 ) Federal Register, Volume 53, Number 250 dated December 29, 1988 ( 53 FR 52829 ) Federal Register, Volume 47, Number 227 dated November 24, 1982 ( 47 FR 53133 ) -- First time listing that includes native entities within the state of Alaska Federal Register, Volume 44, Number 26 dated February 6, 1979 ( 44 FR 7235 ) -- First listing of Indian tribal entities within the contiguous 48 states References ^ Jump up to : `` Federal Register, Volume 80, Number 9 dated January 14, 2015 '' ( PDF ). Loc.gov. Retrieved 23 April 2018. ^ Jump up to : Federal Acknowledgment of the Pamunkey Indian Tribe Archived 2015 - 07 - 14 at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 19 / Friday, January 29, 2016 / Notices '' ( PDF ). Gpo.gov. Retrieved 23 April 2018. Jump up ^ Sheffield ( 1998 ) p56 Jump up ^ Federal Recognition : Can the BIA 's Acknowledgment Process Be Fixed ?, Indian Country Today ( August 8, 2012 ). Jump up ^ Fixing the Federal Acknowledgment Process ( S. Hrg. 111 - 470 ), Hearing Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, United States Senate ( Nov. 4, 2009 ). Jump up ^ `` Timbisha '' is a compound of tüm ' rock ' + pisa ' red paint ', so the hyphen in the middle of pisa is impossible ^ Jump up to : `` s 1357 in session 103 - A Bill To Reaffirm And Clarify The Federal Relationships Of The Little Traverse Bay Bands Of Odawa Indians And The Little River Band Of Ottawa Indians As Distinct Federally Recognized Indian Tribes, And For Other Purposes ''. Thepoliticalguide.com. Jump up ^ Heim, Joe ( 2 July 2015 ). `` A renowned Virginia Indian tribe finally wins federal recognition ''. Washington Post. Retrieved 2 July 2015. Further reading Miller, Mark Edwin. Forgotten Tribes : Unrecognized Indians and the Federal Acknowledgment Process. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2004 ; Bison Books, 2006. Rights of Native Americans in the United States Case law Johnson v. M'Intosh ( 1823 ) Cherokee Nation v. Georgia ( 1831 ) Worcester v. Georgia ( 1832 ) Fellows v. Blacksmith ( 1857 ) New York ex rel. Cutler v. Dibble ( 1858 ) Standing Bear v. Crook ( D. Neb. 1879 ) Ex parte Crow Dog ( 1883 ) Elk v. Wilkins ( 1884 ) Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy ( 1896 ) Talton v. Mayes ( 1896 ) Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock ( 1903 ) United States v. Santa Fe Pacific Railroad Co. ( 1941 ) Tee - Hit - Ton Indians v. United States ( 1955 ) Williams v. Lee ( 1959 ) Federal Power Commission v. Tuscarora Indian Nation ( 1960 ) Menominee Tribe v. United States ( 1968 ) McClanahan v. Arizona State Tax Commission ( 1973 ) Oneida Indian Nation of New York v. County of Oneida ( 1974 ) Bryan v. Itasca County ( 1976 ) United States v. Antelope ( 1977 ) Santa Clara Pueblo v. Martinez ( 1978 ) Merrion v. Jicarilla Apache Tribe ( 1982 ) Solem v. Bartlett ( 1984 ) County of Oneida v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York State ( 1985 ) South Carolina v. Catawba Indian Tribe, Inc. ( 1986 ) Hodel v. Irving ( 1987 ) Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. Holyfield ( 1989 ) South Dakota v. Bourland ( 1993 ) Idaho v. Coeur d'Alene Tribe of Idaho ( 1997 ) Idaho v. United States ( 2001 ) United States v. Lara ( 2004 ) City of Sherrill v. Oneida Indian Nation of New York ( 2005 ) Cobell v. Salazar ( D.C. Cir. 2009 ) Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl ( 2013 ) Legislation Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act American Indian Religious Freedom Act Burke Act Civilization Act Curtis Act Dawes Act Diminishment Indian Arts and Crafts Act Indian Child Welfare Act Indian Citizenship Act Indian Civil Rights Act Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Indian Removal Act Indian Reorganization Act Indian Self - Determination and Education Assistance Act Nationality Act Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Native American Languages Act Nonintercourse Act Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act Related Aboriginal title Bureau of Indian Affairs Cherokee Commission Dawes Rolls Eagle feather law Eagle - bone whistle Federal recognition of Native Hawaiians Legal status of Hawaii Hunting license In the Courts of the Conqueror National Indian Gaming Commission Native American gaming Native American Rights Fund Public Law 280 Recognition of sacred sites State recognized tribes Treaty rights Tribal sovereignty Federally recognized tribes Self - determination Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_federally_recognized_tribes&oldid=840045317 '' Categories : Native American tribes United States - related lists Native American - related lists Federally recognized tribes in the United States Lists of ethnic groups Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles containing potentially dated statements from January 2017 All articles containing potentially dated statements Talk About Wikipedia Català Français Frysk Türkçe Edit links This page was last edited on 7 May 2018, at 10 : 58. 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Question: name three american indian tribes in the united states
Answer: Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma