List of unrecognized tribes in the United States

Unrecognized tribes in the United States are organizations of people who claim to be historically, culturally or genetically related to historic Native American Indian tribes but who are not officially recognized as indigenous nations by the United States federal government, which has a direct relationship with sovereign nations, or by individual states under their separate legislative processes, or by recognized indigenous nations.

The following are groups that claim to be Native American Indians/Aboriginal First Nations by ethnicity, but who have no federal recognition through the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA),[1] United States Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor (SOL), nor are recognized by any state government in the United States nor any recognized indigenous nations.

List of unrecognized groups claiming to be American Indian tribes

This is an incomplete list that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Following is a list of current (last ten years) groups known to self-identify as Native American tribes but that have been recognized neither by the federal government (Bureau of Indian Affairs) nor by any state nor tribal government.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

In past years, bills have been introduced in the California legislature to create a Gabrielino-Tongva Reservation for the tribe and grant the tribe gaming rights; however, these bills failed to make it to the Governor's desk. In their most recent attempt, Senate Bill 1134 introduced on January 30, 2008 would have created the Gabrielino/Tongva Reservation without giving the tribe gaming rights. However, when the principal author, Senator Oropeza, found out that the tribe would use the reservation for leverage to obtain gaming rights, she pulled her sponsorship of the bill.[23]

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

none

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

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

A legal complaint was made by the lobbyist, Mark Greene,[53] through attorney Robert D. Tuke, to challenge the events of the Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs meeting on June 19, 2010. He filed a complaint as a "citizen and resident of the State of Tennessee and a registered lobbyist for the Cherokee Nation (actually "Of Oklahoma"),[54](Five Civilized Tribes Act)[55] A Federally Recognized Indian tribe." The Tennessee Attorney General allowed the case to proceed without a full and clear understanding of Supreme Court rulings and Federal laws already in place. The disposition[56] by the Tennessee Attorney General was that the actions of the Tennessee Commission on Indian Affairs "could be found by a court to constitute violations of Tennessee's Open Meetings Act.". This was reported in in the newspaper Knoxville Sentinel[57][57]
The final agreed order[58] between the Tennessee Attorney General and the Lobbyists, Mark Greene and Robert D. Tuke, for the Cherokee Nation (actually "Of Oklahoma")stated that "The Actions....in awarding state recognition as an Indian Tribe to the Remnant Yuchi Nation; United Eastern Lenape Nation of Windfield Tennessee; Chikamaka Band; Central Band of Cherokee; Cherokee Wolf Clan; and Tanasi Council are declared void and of no affect pursuant to Tenn. Code Ann 8-44-105." was signed by Davidson County Chancery Court Judge Ellen Hobbs Lyle.[59]
File:Tennessee Commission of Indian Affairs List of State Recognized Tribes.pdf

Texas

Tlaxcalteca Nation and Affiliated Tribes of Texas, United States Department of the Interior Receipt of Letter of Intent 03 Nov 2010

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Virgin Islands

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

See also

References

  1. Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA)
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  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 Receipt of Petitions for Federal Acknowledgment of Existence as an Indian Tribe (65 FR 76663)
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  9. Jesse Cooday. "http://cooday8.tripod.com/landless-tlingits.htm". Retrieved 2007-08-29.
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 "Receipt of Petitions for Federal Acknowledgment of Existence as an Indian Tribe (68 FR 13724)". Edocket.access.gpo.gov. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  11. H. S. Choate (1997). The Yaquis: A Celebration.
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 Listed as pseudo-tribe in "Are there any Indian Reservations in Florida?"
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34 13.35 13.36 13.37 13.38 13.39 13.40 13.41 13.42 13.43 500nations.com. "Nations, Tribes, Bands". Retrieved 2008-09-28.
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 Karen M. Strom. "A Line in the Sand: Contact Information for the Tribes of the United States and Canada". Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  15. Serdar Tumgoren (December 13, 2004). "The key: Petition No. 120". Gilroy Dispatch. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  16. Rosemary Cambra (Tribal Chair) et al. "The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area". Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Linda A Reynolds (1996), The role of Indian tribal governments and communities in regional land management, United States Geological Survey, retrieved 2007-09-04
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "HCD.ca.gov". Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 USA.gov. "A-Z Index of Tribal Governments, on USA.gov". Retrieved 2010-09-12.
  20. gabrielinotribe.org
  21. tongva.com
  22. tongvatribe.net
  23. 01/31/08 12:00 AM PST. "Oropeza drops Gabrielino bill after casino letter surfaces". Capitolweekly.net. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  24. May be the same as another undocumented unrecognized tribe Rio Bravo Indian Rancheria, located near Bakersfield, California
  25. "Traditional use agreement signed between Yosemite National Park and American Indian Council of Mariposa County". United States National Park Service. October 17, 1997.
  26. May be the same as the United Houma Nation, Inc., a tribe recognized by the State of Louisiana.
  27. "Yamasi Tribal Enrollment." (retrieved 20 Nov 2010)
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 Lavin, Lucianne. Connecticut's Indigenous Peoples: What Archaeology, History, and Oral Traditions Teach Us About Their Communities and Cultures. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2013: xiii. ISBN 978-0-300-18664-2.
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 Listed as "Un-Recognized Florida Tribes in Florida" in Are there any Indian Reservations in Florida?
  30. 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 "Tribes & Nations: State Recognized Tribes".
  31. Listed as "State Recognized Florida Tribe" in Are there any Indian Reservations in Florida? though Florida do not have any State recognized tribes.
  32. http://park-forest.illinoiscircle.com/c-507479.htm
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 33.3 NativeData.com. "Roster of State Recognized Tribes, 2006". Retrieved 2009-05-26.
  34. Mills, Carol (November 1, 2011). "http://www.sentinel-echo.com/x783649369/Shawnee-tribe-wants-state-recognition". The Sentinel Echo. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  35. 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 Louisiana Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
  36. "Pocomoke-indian-nation.org". Pocomoke-indian-nation.org. 2012-02-18. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  37. 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 Massachusetts Center for Native American Awareness
  38. 65 FR 59199
  39. Brescia, William (Bill) (1982). "Chapter 3, Treaties and the Choctaw People". Tribal Government, A New Era. Philadelphia, Mississippi: Choctaw Heritage Press. pp. 21–22.
  40. lost-cherokee.com
  41. saponi.us
  42. 42.0 42.1 "New Jersey Tribes." 500 Nations. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  43. Delaware Treaty "Lenape Treaty"
  44. "Endoflifecarecoalition.org" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  45. 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5 45.6 45.7 STDs in American Indians and Alaska Natives: OHIO, National Coalition of STD Directors
  46. USA.gov Tribal Governments "Jatibonicu Taino Tribal Nation." Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  47. "2006 Rhode Island Bill Status: H 7000 - 7299" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  48. 48.0 48.1 48.2 48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 South Carolina Commission for Minority Affairs. "SC tribes and groups".
  49. 49.0 49.1 49.2 South Carolina Indian Affairs Commission. "Members".
  50. 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 South Carolina Indigenous Gallery. "Visitors Center".
  51. Sheffield (1998) p70-71
  52. Chattanooga InterTribal Association. "TN Tribal Recognition - past example".
  53. http://www.tnagd.org/our-lobbyist
  54. The "Cherokee Nation" as an entity does not actually exist. The Five Civilized Tribes Act effected this (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Organic_Act#Five_Civilized_Tribes_Act_.28April_26.2C_1906.29). The modern day corporation known as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, exists only in Oklahoma and has no legal standing outside of Oklahoma.
  55. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol3/HTML_files/SES0169.html#ch1876 Cherokee Nation
  56. http://www.tn.gov/attorneygeneral/cases/tcia/tciastatement.pd
  57. 57.0 57.1 Humphrey, Tom. "6 Indian groups lose state recognition: Court order says commission violated open meetings law." Knoxville Sentinel. 3 Sept 2010 (retrieved 3 Sept 2010)
  58. Final Agreed Order between the Tennessee Attorney General and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma through its agents Mark Greene and Robert D. Tuke, http://www.tncia.org/2010sep7finalcourtorder.pdf
  59. http://trialcourts.nashville.gov/general-information/directory-of-judges/chancellor-ellen-hobbs-lyle/
  60. 60.0 60.1 60.2 "Mt Tabor Group". Redeaglejw.net. Retrieved 2012-04-22.
  61. Vermonters Concerned on Native American Affairs. "Tribal Sites VT". Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  62. "Wicocomico Indian Nation"

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