A server that is owned by a tribe usually has Web pages about that tribe. A Web page that is a personal page should be closely examined. Welcoming statements by tribal leaders, links to information about services for tribal members, and claims of the official nature of a site are possible clues, but are not conclusive evidence to identifying a tribe's official site. A good indication is if a server is owned by the tribe, but tribes do not always own the server where their official Web sites are located. If a site claims to speak for a tribe, check with that tribe to verify the site's authority before believing that it actually does represent tribal consensus.
Tribal identification is often very specific.
Language, post-contact history, and culture are similar but not identical for these tribes, and although they identify closely with each other, each is unique. The Anishinaabeg and the Dakota, Lakota, and Nakota were traditional enemies. Any of these purposes may be legitimate, or perhaps not. The key is to know what the intent of the site is at the beginning so that its content and the direction you will be taken are out in the open for you to judge the site for yourself. The Native point of view attempts to present information from an insider's point of view.