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Federally Recognized Tribes and Native Villages
The first list of federally recognized tribes mandated under 25 C.F.R. ยง 83 was published in 1979 - Indian Tribal Entities That Have A Government-to-Government Relationship with the United States, Tuesday, Feburary 6, 1979. 44 FR 7235. The BIA publishes regular updates to the list.
(2024) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Monday, January 8, 2024. 89 FR 944
(2023) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Friday, August 11, 2023. 88 FR 54654
(2023) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Thursday, January 12, 2023. 88 FR 2112
(2022) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Friday, January 28, 2022. 87 FR 4636
(2021) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Correction, Friday, April 9, 2021. 86 FR 18552
(2021) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Friday, January 29, 2021. 86 FR 7554
(2020) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Thursday, January 30, 2020. 85 FR 5462
(2019) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Friday, February 1, 2019. 84 FR 1200
(2018) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Monday, July 23, 2018. 83 FR 34863
(2018) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tuesday, January 30, 2018. 83 FR 4235
(2017) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tuesday, January 17, 2017. 82 FR 4915-4920
(2016) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wednesday, May 4, 2016. 81 FR 26826-26832
(2016) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Friday, January 29, 2016. 81 FR 5019-5025
(2015) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wednesday, January 14, 2015. 80 FR 1942-02
(2014) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 79 FR 4748
(2013) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Monday, May 6, 2013, 78 FR 26384
(2012) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Friday, August 10, 2012, 77 FR 47868-01, 2012 WL 3229077
(2010 ) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Friday, October 1, 2010, 75 FR 60810
(2010 Supplement) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Wednesday, October 27, 2010, 75 FR 66124
(2009) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 74 FR 40218
(2008) List of Federally Recognized Tribes - Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Friday, April 04, 2008, 73 FR 18553
Tribal Governments and Courts:
Tribal Directory - National Congress of American Indians. Search by keyword or region.
National Directory of Tribal Justice Systems - National American Indian Court Judges Association.
Tribal Leaders Directory - Bureau of Indian Affairs.
2022 Alaska Tribal Court Directory - Alaska Legal Services Corporation
Reservations:
Regional Data Profiles - National Congress of American Indians. These profiles provide region-level population demographic data and some information on trends in education, household, and economic characteristics by states in each region.
American Indian Reservations and Trust Areas - (United States, Department of Commerce). Similar to book: Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations. Data compiled in 1996 and arranged geographically. Includes data on size of reservation, culture and history of tribe, infrastructure, government, tourism, economy, education, etc. Use the Internet Archive to access this resource.
Updated economic profiles of tribes can be found in Tiller's Guide to Indian country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations(edited and compiled by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller). Information about the publication can be found at the Tiller's Guide to Indian Country site.State-Recognized and Non-Recognized Tribes:
State recognized tribes - (National Conference of State Legislatures)
U.S. Federally Non-Recognized Indian Tribes — Index by State. Tribes -- Courts, offices, reservations
Print sources:
Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations / edited and compiled by Veronica E. Velarde Tiller. Library catalog record.
United States Tribal Courts Directory, by April Schwartz and Mary Jo B. Hunter. Published by W.S. Hein. NILL Library catalog record.
State-recognition article: "Federalism and the State Recognition of Native American Tribes: A Survey of State-Recognized Tribes and State Recognition Processes Across the United States," Alexa Koenig, University of San Francisco