List of unrecognized tribes in the United States

Unrecognized tribes are those groups that are (or claim to be) domestic Native American by ethnicity, but are not recognized by either the federal government (through the Bureau of Indian Affairs) or state government in the United States.

List of unrecognized tribes

Following is a list of groups known to self-identify as tribes which have not been recognized by either the Bureau of Indian Affairs or by one of the states.

Contents
Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas
California Colorado Connecticut Delaware
Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas
Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland
Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi
Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada
New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York
North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma
Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina
South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah
Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Nearly all the unrecognized tribes in Arkansas have been accused as "Suspected Fraudulent Organizations" by the American Indian Heritage Support Center.

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

There is a State recognized tribe with the same name, Meherrin Indian Tribe (I).

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

Washington, D.C.

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

References

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  52. ^ [1], 106th Cession of the Tennessee Legislature
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  62. ^ Unrecognized tribe of Appalachian Confederated Tribes, listed as a fraudulent entity by the Cherokee Nation, was identified as also known as Upper Cumberland Cherokee (II).
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