List of unrecognized tribes

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

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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) or state government

U.S. state

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in the United States

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

Bureau of Indian Affairs

or by one of the states.

Alabama

Cherokee Nation of Alabama. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/16/1999.
Cherokee River Indian Community. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/03/2000. Receipt of Petition 08/03/2000.
Cherokees of Southeast Alabama. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/27/1988; certified letter returned marked "deceased" 11/5/1997.
Chickamauga Cherokee of Alabama.
Chickmaka Band of the South Cumberland Plateau.
Coweta Creek Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 2/12/2003.
Eagle Bear Band of Free Cherokees.
Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama Wolf Clan.
The Langley Band of the Chickamogee Cherokee Indians of the Southeastern United States, aka Langley Band of Chickamogee of Cherokee Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/20/1994; Postal service certified letter returned 11/5/1997.
Phoenician Cherokee II - Eagle Tribe of Sequoyah. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/18/2001.
Principal Creek Indian Nation East of the Mississippi. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/09/1971. Declined to Acknowledge 06/10/1985 50 FR 14302; certified letter returned "not known" 10/1997.
Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe, Inc. of Florida. Also in Florida.

Alaska

Chilkoot Kaagwaantaan Clan. Letter of Intent to Petition 4/22/1997.
Five Landless Alaska Tlingit communities. These Tlingit communities were omitted from the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, commonly abbreviated ANCSA, was signed into law by President Richard M. Nixon on December 23, 1971, the largest land claims settlement in United States history. ANCSA was intended to resolve the long-standing issues surrounding aboriginal land claims in...

and received neither land nor subsistence rights under the Act.
Katalla-Chilkat Tlingit Tribe of Alaska. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/02/1995; certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997.
Knugank. Letter of Intent to Petition 1/7/1999.
Qutekcak Native Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 2/13/2002. Receipt of Petition 2/13/2002.
Tsimshian Tribal Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/02/1978. This may be a splinter group off of Metlakatla Indian Community of Annette Island
Annette Island
Annette Island, or Taak'w Aan, is an island in Gravina Islands of the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean on the southeastern coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is at . It is about long and about wide. The land area is...

Reserve, a Federally-recognized Native Alaskan Village.

Arizona

Barrio Pascua - a village of Yaqui on the Arizona-Mexico border region.
The United Cherokee Nation (UCN) – Western National Office. Also in Georgia.
- supposed Clans organized in these areas, often calling themselves as "Cherokee Nation of ....": Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (Georgia, Nevada), Arkansas, California, Colorado (New Mexico, Utah), Connecticut, Cyprus, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho (Montana), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (Mississippi), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (Kansas), Nebraska (Iowa), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (Illinois (Chicago and Metropolis branches), Minnesota) and Wyoming.

Arkansas

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

Amonsoquath Tribe of Cherokee.
Arkansas Band of Western Cherokee (formerly Western Arkansas Cherokee Tribe). Letter of Intent to Petition 04/07/1998.
Arkansas Cherokee (also known as Chickamauga Cherokee of Arkansas). Letter of Intent to Petition 03/21/2008.
Arkansas Cherokee Nation.
Arkansas White River Cherokee (also in Florida).
Central Tribal Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/21/2003. Receipt of Petition 01/21/2003.
Cherokee Nation West of Missouri and Arkansas (formerly Cherokee Nation West or Southern Band of the Eastern Cherokee Indians of Arkansas and Missouri). Letter of Intent to Petition 5/11/1998. Also in Missouri.
Cherokee-Choctaw Nation of St. Francis and Black Rivers. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/01/2006.
Confederated Western Cherokees of Arkansas.
Lost Cherokee of Arkansas and Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/10/1999; letter returned, marked “in dispute” between two different addresses. website
- Lost Cherokee of Arkansas and Missouri (I). Faction in Conway, AR.
- Lost Cherokee of Arkansas and Missouri (II). Faction in Dover, AR.
Neches Tribe – Cherokee Nation.
Northern Cherokee Nation. Dissoved into three groups:
- Chickamauga Cherokee Nation (I), also known as Chickamauga Cherokee Nation MO/AR White River Band and as White River Band of Northern Cherokee Nation of Missouri and Arkansas. Also in Missouri and Oklahoma. There is also a Chickamauga Cherokee Nation White River Band (II) in Oklahoma.
- Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
  Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
  The Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory is a 501 non-profit organization of individuals who self identify as Cherokee but have not been recognized as a government. Members live primarily in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas...
  
  . Letter of Intent to Petition 2/19/1992. Also in Missouri.
  - Kanasas (Awi Akta) District of NCNOLT.
  - Oklahoma (Ani Tsi Na) District of the NCNOLT.
- Northern Cherokee Tribe of Indians of Missouri and Arkansas. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/26/1985. Also in Missouri.
Old Settler Cherokee Nation of Arkansas. Letter of Intent to Petition 9/17/1999.
Ozark Mountain Cherokee Tribe of Arkansas and Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/19/1999. Receipt of Petition 10/19/1999. Also in Missouri.
Red Nation of the Cherokee. Also in Kansas.
Revived Ouachita Indians of Arkansas and America. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/25/1990.
Sac River and White River Bands of the Chickamauga-Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri Inc. (formerly Northern Chickamauga Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/05/1991. Also in Missouri.
Western Cherokee of Arkansas and Louisiana Territories. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/05/2001. Also in Missouri.
Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/01/1998. Also in Missouri.

California

Alexander Valley Mishewal Wappo
Amah Mutsun Band of Ohlone/Costanoan Indians (formerly Amah Band of Ohlone/Costanoan Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/18/1990.
Amonsoquath Tribe of Cherokee. Letter of Intent to Petition. Also in Missouri.
Ani Yvwi Yuchi (Cherokee). Letter of Intent to Petition 7/31/1996.
Antelope Valley Paiute Tribe (a.k.a. Antelope Valley Indian Community). Letter of Intent to Petition 07/09/1976.
Atahun Shoshones of San Juan Capistrano
Barbareno Chumash Council
Barbareno/Ventureno Band of Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/17/2002. Receipt of Petition 01/17/2002.
Big Meadows Lodge Tribe
Calaveras County Band of Miwuk Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/31/2001.
California Indian Council/Lulapin
Callattakapa Choctaw Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/13/2004.
Calusa-Seminole Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/28/1998.
Cherokee Nation Heritage Organization of California.
The Cherokees of California.
Chilula Tribe
The Chiricahua Tribe of California. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/24/2003.
Choctaw Allen Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/20/2003.
Choinumni Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/14/1988. Certified letter undeliverable 10/1997
Chukchansi Yokotch Tribe of Mariposa CA. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/25/1993.
Chukchansi Yokotch Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/09/1985; enrolled with Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California after 1988; Letter of Intent withdrawn 9/6/2000.
Chumash Council of Bakersfield. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/18/2005.
Coastal Band of Chumash. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/25/1982.
Coastal Gabrieleno Diegueno Band of Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 3/18/1997.
Coastanoan Band of Carmel Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/16/1988.
Colfax-Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe of the Colfax Rancheria
Confederation of Aboriginal Nations
Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/24/1994.
Costanoan Tribe of Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista Missions. Letter of Intent to Petition 5/11/1999; Letter of Intent withdrawn 5/10/2000.
Costoanoan Ohlone Rumsen-Mutsen Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/07/1994.
Digueno Band of San Diego Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/15/2003.
The Displaced Elem Lineage Emancipated Members (a.k.a. DELEMA). Letter of Intent to Petition 05/11/1998.
Dumna-Wo-Wah Tribal Government (formerly Dumna Tribe of Millerton Lake). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/22/2002. Receipt of Petition 01/22/2002 as "Dumna Tribal Council."
Dunlap Band of Mono Indians (a.k.a. Mono Tribal Council of Dunlap). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/04/1984. Letter of Intent withdrawn 7/2/2002; Letter of Intent to Petition 8/9/2005.
Eshom Valley Band of Michahai and Wuksachi. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/24/2005.
Esselen/Coastanoan Tribe of Monterey County (formerly Esselen Tribe of Monterey Council). Letter of Intent to Petition 11/16/1992; withdrawn 11/15/1996.
Fernandeno/Tataviam Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/24/1995.
Gabrieleno Band of Mission Indians of California. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/03/1998. Recognized only as Band of the state-recognized Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe.
Gabrielino/Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/14/1997. Recognized only as Band of the state-recognized Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe.
Gabrielino/Tongva Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/21/1994. Recognized only as Band of the state-recognized Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe.
Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe (a.k.a. San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians). In 1994, the State of California officially recognized the Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe in Assembly Joint Resolution 96, Resolution Chapter 146 of the Statutes of 1994. The tribe, however, has broken into several factions, some of whom are seeking federal recognition as separate tribes. The three largest and most prominent factions are: Gabrielino-Tongva Tribehttp://www.gabrielinotribe.org/ (or the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians as it was historically referred to), Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribal Council of San Gabrielhttp://tongva.com/ and Gabrieleno/Tongva Nationhttp://www.tongvatribe.net/ (a.k.a. Gabrielino/Tongva Tribe of the Los Angeles Basin). 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.
Honey Lake Maidu. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/01/2000. Receipt of Petition 06/01/2000.
Hownonquet Community Association
Indian Canyon Band of Coastanoan/Mutsun Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/09/1989.
Independence 14 (Miranda Allotment)
Indian Cultural Organization
Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation (I). Letter of Intent to Petition 08/17/1982. Unrecognized tribe named Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation (II) also exists. The Juaneños attempt to retrieve the former El Toro USMC Air Base in Orange County, California
Orange County, California
Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...

which was given to the US armed forces in the 1930s.
Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation (II). Letter of Intent to Petition 3/8/1996. Decline to Acknowledge 12/03/2007 (72 FR 67951). State-recognized Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation (I) also exists.
Kawaiisu Tribe of the Tejon Indian Reservation
Kern Valley Indian Community. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/27/1979.
Konkow Valley Band of Maidu. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/20/1998.
Maidu Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 1/6/1977
Melochundum Band of Tolowa Indians
Mishkanaka (Chumash)
Mission Creek Band of Indians, Mission Creek Reservation, Desert Hot Springs, CA. Letter of Intent to Petition 09-29-2011
Miwok Tribe
Monachi Indian Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/14/2004.
Mono Lake Indian Community. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/09/1976.
Muwekma Ohlone Tribe (formerly Ohlone/Costanoan Muwekma Tribe a.k.a. Muwekma Indian Tribe: Costanoan/Ohlone Indian Families of the San Francisco Bay). Letter of Intent to Petition 05/09/1989. Declined to Acknowledge 9/17/2002 (67 FR 58631); decision effective 12/16/2002.
Nashville Eldorado Miwok Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/09/2004.
Nor-Rel-Muk Nation (formerly Hayfork Band; formerly Nor-El-Muk Band of Wintu Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/05/1984.
North Fork Band of Mono Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/07/1983.
North Valley Yokut Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/22/2000. Receipt of Petition 09/22/2000.
Northern Band of Mono-Yokuts. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/22/2006.
Northern Maidu Maidu Tribe
Northfolk Band of Mono Indians
Ohlone/Costanoan - Esselen Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/03/1992.
Paskenta Band of Momlaki Indians
Rancho San Timoteo Band of Serrano Indians
San Cayetano Band of Cahuilla Indians or the Montoya Band of Cahuilla Indians
Salinan Nation (a.k.a. Salinan Chumash Nation). Letter of Intent to Petition 10/10/1989.
Salinan Tribe of Monterey & San Luis Obispo Counties. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/13/1993.
San Fernando Band of Mission Indians (formerly Ish Panesh United Band of Indians; formerly Oakbrook Chumash People a.k.a. Ish Panesh Band of Mission Indians, Oakbrook Park Chumash). Letter of Intent to Petition 05/25/1995.
San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/18/1984.
Shasta Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/28/1982.
She-Bel-Na Band of Mendocino Coast Pomo Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/01/2006.
Sierra Foothill Wuksachi Yokuts Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/11/1999.
Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation (formerly American Indian Council of Mariposa County a.k.a. Yosemite). Letter of Intent to Petition 04/24/1982.
Tehatchapi Tribe of the Tejon Reservation
Tejon Indian Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/27/2000. Receipt of Petition 10/27/2000.
Tinoqui-Chalola Council of Kitanemuk and Yowlumne Tejon Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/16/1996.
Tolowa Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/31/1983.
Tolowa-Tututni Tribe. Also in Oregon.
Toulumne Algerine Band of Yokut. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/23/2006.
Tuolumne Band of Cherokee Indians.
Traditional Choinuymni Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/29/2000. Receipt of Petition 03/29/2000.
T'Si-akim Maidu. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/16/1998.
Tsnungwe Council (a.k.a. South Fork Hupa). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/22/1992.
United Hourma Nation, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 3/22/1994.
United Lumbee Nation of North Carolina and America. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/28/1980; Declined to Acknowledge 07/02/1985 (50 FR 18746). Also in North Carolina.
United Maidu Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/06/1977.
Wadatkuht Band of the Northern Paiutes of the Honey Lake Valley. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/26/1995.
Washoe/Paiute of Antelope Valley. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/09/1976.
Winnemem Wintu Tribe
Wintoon Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/26/1984; certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997.
The Wintoon Tribe of Northern California, Inc.. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/27/2005.
Wintu Indians of Central Valley, California. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/26/1984; certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997.
Wintu of Shasta-Toyon
Wintu Tribe of Northern California. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/25/1993.
Woodfords Community Council
Wukchumni Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/22/1988. Certified letter undeliverable 10/1997.
Xolon Salinan Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/18/2001.
Yamassee Native American Association of Nations, Van Nuys California
Yokayo Tribe of Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/09/1987. Certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997
Yosemite Mono Lake Paiute Indian Community. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/06/2005.

Colorado

Munsee Thames River Delaware. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/22/1977; declined to Acknowledge 01/03/1983 47 FR 50109.
Council for the Benefit of the Colorado Winnebagoes. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/26/1993; certified letter returned "attempted, not known" 11/5/1997.

Connecticut

Eastern Pequot Indians of Connecticut. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/28/1978; Reconsidered final determination not to acknowledge became final and effective 10/14/2005 70 FR 60099.
Grasmere Band of Wangunk Indians of Glastonbury, Connecticut (formerly the Pequot Mohegan Tribe, Inc.). Letter of Intent to Petition 4/12/1999.
The Mohegan Tribe & Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/06/1992.
Native American Mohegans, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 9/19/2002. Receipt of Petition 9/19/2002.
The Nehantic Tribe and Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 9/5/1997.
Nipmuc Indian Bands
Paugussett Tribal Nation of Waterbury, Connecticut. Letter of Intent to Petiton 7/3/2002. Receipt of Petition 7/3/2002.
Poquonnock Pequot Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 7/7/1999.
The Southern Pequot Tribe (a.k.a. The Southern Pequot Tribal Nation of Waterford). Letter of Intent to Petition 7/7/1998.
The True Golden Hill Paugussett Tribal Nation (formerly the Golden Hill Paugussett Tribal Nation). Letter of Intent to Petition 02/08/2002. Receipt of Petition 02/08/2002 as "The Golden Hill Paugussett Tribal Nation".
The Western Pequot Tribal Nation of New Haven. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/27/2000.

Florida

Apalachicola Band of Creek Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/17/2004
Arkansas White River Cherokee (a.k.a. Chickamauga Cherokee Nation - White River Band (I)). Letter of Intent to Petition 10/22/2003. Despite the Arkansas name, the group is located in Florida. There is also a Chickamauga Cherokee Nation - White River Band (II) and (III) in Oklahoma.
Binay Tribe.
Chickamauga Cherokee Indian Creek Band.
Choctaws of Florida (a.k.a. Hunter Tsalagi-Choctaw Tribe). Letter of Intent to Petition 03/02/2005.
Church of the Métis Tribe.
Creeks East of the Mississippi (a.k.a. Principal Creek Indian Nation East of the Mississippi). Letter of Intent to Petition 03/21/1973 (petitioned as part of a State-recognized tribe Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe - East of the Mississippi, Inc., Georgia); declined to Acknowledge 12/21/1981 46 FR 51652, see also 47 FR 14783
Echota Cherokee Tribe of Florida.
Florida Mockingbird Clan.
Florida Tribe of Cherokee Indians, Inc.
Indian Creek Band, Chickamauga Creek & Cherokee Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/19/2004
Muscogee Nation of Florida (formerly Florida Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 06/02/1978; awaiting Active Consideration; all documents have been filed with BAR.
- Creek-Euchee Band of Indians of Florida. Letter of Intent to Petition; Receipt of Petition 11/23/1999. Letter of Intent withdrawn 10/20/2000; merged with Florida Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians
Ocali Nation.
Oklewaha Band of Yamassee Seminole Indians (also known as Oklevueha Band Of Yamassee Seminole Indians and as Oklevueha Band of Yamassee Seminoles, Cox-Osceola Indian Reservation). Letter of Intent to Petition 02/12/1990.
Ouachita Indians of Florida and America.
Perdido Bay Tribe of Lower Muscogee Creeks
Rainbow Tribes.
Red Nation's Intertribal.
Seminole Nation of Florida (a.k.a. Traditional Seminole). Letter of Intent to Petition 08/05/1983; referred to SOL for determination 5/25/1990.
Sovereign Miccosukee Seminole Nation, a.k.a. Everglades Miccosukee Tribe of Seminole Indians.
Topachula Tribe
Tuscola United Cherokee Tribe of Florida, Inc. (formerly Tuscola United Cherokees of Florida & Alabama, Inc.). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/19/1979; withdrawn at petitioner's request 11/24/1997; reinstated 2005.
Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe, Inc. of Florida. Also in Alabama.

Georgia

American Cherokee Confederacy (see Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Inc. (SECC) below). Known Bands: Horse Band (OK).
Broad River Band of Cherokee.
Cane Break Band of Eastern Cherokees. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/09/1979; rejoined Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees, Inc. (I), notification 7/16/1997
Chickamauga Cherokee Band of Northwest Georgia.
Georgia Band of Chickasaw Indians (formerly Mississippi Band of Chickasaw Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 9/15/1998.
Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees, Inc. (II). This is an unrecognized tribe in Dahlonega, GA, that have the same name as a State-recognized tribe Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees, Inc. (I).
Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees, Inc. (III). This is an unrecognized tribe that have the same name as a State-recognized tribe Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokees, Inc. (I).
Kokeneschv Natchez Nation.
Manahoac Saponi Nation
South-Eastern Indian Nation. Incomplete Letter of Intent to Petition 01/05/1996; Incomplete Letter of Intent withdrawn at petitioner’s request 11/10/1997.
Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Inc. (SECC) Letter of Intent to Petition 03/09/1978; Declined to Acknowledge 11/25/1985 (50 FR 39047). Became the American Cherokee Confederacy on 1/31/1996, with a breakaway group Southeastern Cherokee Council, Inc. (SeCCI) forming on the same day. Bands: Northwest Cherokee Wolf Band (OR), Red Clay Intertribal Indian Band (TN).
Southeastern Cherokee Council, Inc. (SeCCI). Also in Michigan. Bands and Clans: Big Lake Eagle Band (AK), Black Wolf Clan (KY), Blue Band (FL), Buffalo Creek Band (TN), Earth Band (PA), Enola Band (NC), Grey Wolf Clan of Ochlocknee (GA), Hummingbird Band (CA), Hummingbird Medicine Band (MO), Little Wolf Band (MI), Long Hair Band (FL), Lost Tribes Band (MI, MN), Many Waters Band (DE, MD), Mountain Band (NC), Myrtlewood Band (OR), Nighthawk Medicine Clan (FL), Northern Lights Band (MN), One Spirit Band (TN), Panther Band (GA), Patoka Valley Band (IN), Red Cedar (VA), Running Horse Band (TX), Tennessee Chota Band (TN), Turtle Band (OK), Turtle Island Band (OH), Turtle Moon Band (FL), Uwharie Band (NC), Wandering Waters Band (MI), Wee Toc Band (NC), Where Rivers Meet Band (MI), Windsong Band (DC (MD)).
Southeastern Indian Nation.
Tama Indian Tribe
Uganawvkalvgv Kituwah Ayeli, also known as Southeast Kituwah Nation.
The United Cherokee Nation (UCN) – Eastern National Office. Also in Arizona.
The United Creeks of Georgia
The Yamassee Native American Moors of the Creek Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 4/27/1999.

Idaho

Delawares of Idaho, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/26/1979. website
Lemhi-Shoshone Tribes was stripped of recognition in 1907.
Northwestern Band of Shoshone Nation

Indiana

Eel River Tribe Inc. of Indiana. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/13/2006.
Lone Wolf Band of Cherokee Indians.
Miami Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/02/1980; Declined to Acknowledge 08/17/1992 57 FR 27312.
Northern Cherokee Tribe of Indiana. Letter of Intent to Petition 7/26/1985
United Métis Tribe
- Buffalo Spirit Band of the United Métis Tribe
- Nimkii Band of the United Métis Tribe
Upper Kispoko Band of the Shawnee Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/10/1991; certified letter returned undeliverable 10/30/1997.
Wea Indian Tribe. Claims re-establishment in 2000 Letter of Intent to Petition 03/21/2007.
Wea Indian Tribe of Indiana. Claims re-establishment in 2004 Letter of Intent to Petition 11/29/2006.
The Zibiodey / River Heart Metis Association/Band

Kansas

Delaware-Muncie Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/19/1978.
Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
The Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory is a 501 non-profit organization of individuals who self identify as Cherokee but have not been recognized as a government. Members live primarily in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas...

. Located in Arkansas and Missouri; State-recognized in Missouri but unrecognized elsewhere.
- Kanasas (Awi Akta) District of NCNOLT. – Located in Kansas
- Oklahoma (Ani Tsi Na) District of the NCNOLT. – Located in Oklahoma.
Kaweah Indian Nation
Kaweah Indian Nation
The Kaweah Indian Nation, Inc., is a civic group interested in Native American interests. They applied for status as a federally recognized Native American tribe in the USA in the 1980s, a petition which was denied....

, Inc. Also in North Carolina.
Red Nation of the Cherokee. Also in Arkansas.
Swan Creek & Black River Chippewas.
United Tribe of Shawnee Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/06/1995.
Wyandot Nation of Kansas. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/12/1994.

Louisiana

Apalachee Indian Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/22/1996.
Atakapa-Ishak Nation.
Avogel Nation of Louisiana. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/13/2000.
Avogel, Okla Tasannuk, Tribe/Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/19/2001.
Avoyel-Kaskaskia Tribe of Louisiana. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/20/2005.
The Avoyel-Taensa Tribe/Nation of Louisiana Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/09/2003. Receipt of Petition 01/09/2003.
Chahta Tribe.

Kispoko Sept of Ohio Shawnee.
Louisiana Choctaw Turtle Tribe.
Talimali Band, The Apalachee Indians of Louisiana (formerly Apalachee Indians of Louisiana). Letter of Intent to Petition 02/05/1996.

Maine

Maliseet Tribe
Wesget Sipu Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 6/4/2002. Receipt of Petition 6/4/2002.

Maryland

Accohannock Indian Tribal Association, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/18/1995.
Federation: Moorish Science Temple of America, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/23/96; determined ineligible to petition 5/15/1997.
Piscataway-Conoy Confederacy and Sub-Tribes, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/22/1978.
Piscataway Indians
Youghiogaheny River Band Of Shawnee Indians
Pocomoke Indian Nation
Pocomoke Indian Tribe
The Pocomoke were an Algonquian tribe who lived on what is now known as the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The Pocomoke and the Wicocomico were considered brother tribes.-External links:*...

Massachusetts

Assonet Band of Wampanoags
Chappaquiddic Band of Massachusetts Letter of Intent to Petition 05/31/2007.
Council of Seven/Royal House of Pokanoket/Pokanoket Tribe/Wampanoag Nation
Cowasuck Band-Abenaki People, also known as Cowasuck Band of Pennacook Abenaki People. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/23/1995.
Federation of old Plimoth Indian Tribes, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/16/2000. Receipt of Petition 05/16/2000.
Historical Nipmuc Tribe website
Narragansett Tribal of Indians
Natick Nipmuc Indian Council
New England Coastal Schaghticoke Indian Association and Tribal Council
Pocasset Wampanoag Indian Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/01/1995
Pokanoket Tribe of the Wampanoag Nation. Also in Rhode Island.
Ponkapoag Tribal Council
Quinsigamond Band of the Nipmucs
Rebel Deaf Panther Tribe International
United American Indians of New England

Michigan

Consolidated Bahwetig Ojibwas and Mackinac Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/04/1979; Postal Service returned certified letter 11/5/1997.
Genesee Valley Indian Association
Lake Superior Chippewa of Marquette. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/13/1991.
Little Owl Band of Central Michigan Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/27/2000.
Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/13/1998.
Maconce Village Band of Ojibwa. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/07/2000. Receipt of Petition 3/7/2000.
Maple River Band of Ottawa. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/31/2005.
Muskegon River Band of Ottawa Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/26/2002. Receipt of Petition 07/26/2002.
Ooragnak Indian Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/1/1999. Receipt of Petition 12/01/1999.
Ottawa Colony Band of Grand River Ottawa Indians. Recognized only as part of Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan
Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan
The Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan is a federally recognized tribe of Potawatomi people in Michigan. They were formerly known as the Gun Lake Tribe or Gun Lake Band...

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Potawatomi Indians of Indiana and Michigan. Recognized only as part of Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Michigan and Indiana.
Southeastern Cherokee Council, Inc. (SeCCI). Also in Georgia.
The Chi-cau-gon Band of Lake Superior Chippewa of Iron County. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/12/1998.
Wyandot of Anderdon Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/21/2003. Receipt of Petition 01/21/2003. Also in Ontario.

Minnesota

Kah-Bay-Kah-Nong (a.k.a. Gabekanaang Anishinaabeg/Warroad Chippewa
Ojibwa
The Ojibwe or Chippewa are among the largest groups of Native Americans–First Nations north of Mexico. They are divided between Canada and the United States. In Canada, they are the third-largest population among First Nations, surpassed only by Cree and Inuit...

), Letter of Intent to Petition 2/12/1979; Postal service returned certified letter 10/30/1997.
Kettle River Band of the St. Croix Chippewa of Minnesota. Currently recognized only as part of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe , also known as the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians or the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, is an Ojibwa tribe located in Minnesota. The tribe boasts 3,942 tribal members as of July, 2007...

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Mendota Mdewakanton Dakota Community. Letter of Intent to Petition 4/11/1996.
Ni-Mi-Win Ojibways
Rice Lake Band of Mississippi Ojibwe. Currently recognized only as part of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe , also known as the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians or the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, is an Ojibwa tribe located in Minnesota. The tribe boasts 3,942 tribal members as of July, 2007...

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Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa
Sandy Lake Band of Mississippi Chippewa are a historical Ojibwa tribe located in the upper Mississippi River basin, on and around Big Sandy Lake in what today is in Aitkin County, Minnesota...

, petitioned for independent federal recognition and independent state recognition. Currently recognized only as part of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe , also known as the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians or the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, is an Ojibwa tribe located in Minnesota. The tribe boasts 3,942 tribal members as of July, 2007...

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Snake and Knife Rivers Band of the St. Croix Chippewa of Minnesota. Currently recognized only as part of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe , also known as the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians or the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, is an Ojibwa tribe located in Minnesota. The tribe boasts 3,942 tribal members as of July, 2007...

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St. Croix Chippewa of Minnesota. Currently recognized only as part of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe , also known as the Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa Indians or the Mille Lacs Band of Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, is an Ojibwa tribe located in Minnesota. The tribe boasts 3,942 tribal members as of July, 2007...

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Mississippi

Grand Village Natchez Indian Tribe
Mississippi Choctaw Indian Federation‎‎
Vancleave Live Oak Choctaw. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/14/2006.

Missouri

Ahi Ni Yv Wiya, Inc.
Amonsoquath Band of Cherokee.
Amonsoquath Tribe of Cherokee. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/17/1995. Also in California.
Cherokee Nation West of Missouri & Arkansas (formerly Cherokee Nation West - Southern Band of the Eastern Cherokee Indians of Arkansas and Missouri). Letter of Intent to Petition 5/11/1998. Also in Arkansas.
Dogwood Band of Free Cherokees.
Eastern Shawnee Tribe.
Lost Cherokee of Arkansas & Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/10/1999; letter returned, marked “in dispute” between two different addresses. Also in Arkansas. website
Northern Cherokee Nation. Dissoved into three groups:
- Chickamauga Cherokee Nation (I), also known as Chickamauga Cherokee Nation MO/AR White River Band and as White River Band of Chickamauga Cherokee Nation of Missouri and Arkansas. Also in Arkansas and Oklahoma. There is also a Chickamauga Cherokee Nation White River Band (II) in Oklahoma.
- Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
  Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
  The Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory is a 501 non-profit organization of individuals who self identify as Cherokee but have not been recognized as a government. Members live primarily in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas...
  
  . Letter of Intent to Petition 2/19/1992. Also in Arkansas.
  - Kanasas (Awi Akta) District of NCNOLT.
  - Oklahoma (Ani Tsi Na) District of the NCNOLT.
- Northern Cherokee Tribe of Indians of Missouri and Arkansas. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/26/1985. Also in Arkansas.
Ozark Mountain Cherokee Tribe of Arkansas and Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/19/1999. Receipt of Petition 10/19/1999. Also in Arkansas.
Sac River and White River Bands of the Chickamauga-Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri Inc. (formerly Northern Chickamauga Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/05/1991. Also in Arkansas.
Saponi Nation of Missouri (Mahenips Band). Letter of Intent to Petition 12/14/1999. Receipt of Petition 12/14/1999. website
Southern Cherokee Indian Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/01/2006.
Western Cherokee.
Western Cherokee of Arkansas/Louisiana Territories. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/05/2001. Receipt of Petition 10/05/2001. Also in Arkansas.
Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/01/1998. Also in Arkansas.
The Wilderness Tribe of Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 8/16/1999.

Montana

Ahon-to-ays Ojibwa Band (a.k.a. Rocky Boy Ojibway Band). Incomplete letter of Intent to Petition 2/1/1996.
Swan Creek & Black River Chippewa

New Hampshire

Abenaki Indian Center, Inc.
Abenaki Nation of New Hampshire
Pennacook New Hampshire Tribe

New Jersey

The Ancient Boii Tribe-Clovis
Clovis culture
The Clovis culture is a prehistoric Paleo-Indian culture that first appears 11,500 RCYBP , at the end of the last glacial period, characterized by the manufacture of "Clovis points" and distinctive bone and ivory tools...

, Paleo Boii
Boii
The Boii were one of the most prominent ancient Celtic tribes of the later Iron Age, attested at various times in Cisalpine Gaul , Pannonia , in and around Bohemia, and Transalpine Gaul...
Cherokee Nation of New Jersey.
New Jersey Sand Hill Band of Indians (a.k.a. Sand Hill Band of Lenape and Cherokee Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/09/2007.
Osprey Band of Free Cherokees.
Powhatan Tribe.
Taino Jatibonucú Tribe of Puerto Rico, also known as the Jatibonicú Taino Tribal Nation of Borikén.
Taino Tribal Council of Jatibonicu, also known as the Jatibonicù Taino Tribal Band of New Jersey and as the Taino Tribal Council (Jatibonuco)
Unalachtigo Band of Nanticoke Lenni Lenape Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 2/1/2002.

New Mexico

Canoncito Band of Navajos, petitioned for independent federal recognition 07/31/1989. Note: this is a Chapter (governing unit) of the Navajo Nation
Navajo Nation
The Navajo Nation is a semi-autonomous Native American-governed territory covering , occupying all of northeastern Arizona, the southeastern portion of Utah, and northwestern New Mexico...

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Piro/Manso/Tiwa Indian Tribe of the Pueblo of San Juan de Guadalupe. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/18/1971.
Piro/Manso/Tiwa Tribe of Guadalupe Pueblo (a.k.a. Tiwa Indian Tribe). Letter of Intent to Petition 12/17/2002. Receipt of Petition 12/17/2002.

New York

Cherokee-Blackfeet.
The Chickamauga Notowega Creeks. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/19/2001.
Deer Council of Free Cherokees.
Hudson River Band (formerly Konkapot Band, Hudson Valley Band). Letter of Intent to Petition 04/19/2002. Receipt of Petition 04/19/2002.
Mohawk Nation Akwesasne Mohawk Territory
Mohawk Reservation
Montauk Indian Nation (a.k.a. Montaukett Indian Nation of New York). Letter of Intent to Petition 07/31/1995.
Montaukett Tribe of Long Island. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/16/1998.
North-Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Nuy Keetoowah, Inc.
Ohatchee Cherokee Tribe of New York and Alabama. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/16/2002. Receipt of Petition 12/16/2002.
Western Mohegan Tribe & Nation of New York. Letter of Intent to Petition 1/27/1997.

North Carolina

Cherokee Indians of Hoke County, Inc. (a.k.a. Tuscarora Hoke Co.). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/20/1983; determined ineligible to petition (SOL opinion of 10/23/1989).
Cherokee Indians of Robeson and Adjoining Counties. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/01/1979; determined ineligible to petition (SOL opinion of 10/23/1989).
Cherokee Powhattan Indian Association.
Chicora-Siouan Indian People, Letter of Intent to Petition 02/10/1993. Also in South Carolina.
Coree Indians (a.k.a. Faircloth Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 08/05/1978.
Creek-Cherokee Indians, Pine Tree Clan.
Cumberland County Association for Indian People
Eno-Occaneechi Tribe of Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/24/1997.
Faircloth Indian Tribe
Free Cherokee.
Four Hole Indian Organization, Letter of Intent to Petition 12/30/1976. Also in South Carolina.
Guilford Native American Association
Hattadare Indian Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/16/1979.
Hatteras-Tuscarora Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/24/1978: determined ineligible to petition (SOL opinion of 10/23/1989). Merged with Tuscarora Nation East of the Mountains, 3/22/2004.
Hollister - Sapone Indian Tribe
Kaweah Indian Nation
Kaweah Indian Nation
The Kaweah Indian Nation, Inc., is a civic group interested in Native American interests. They applied for status as a federally recognized Native American tribe in the USA in the 1980s, a petition which was denied....

, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/28/1980; certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997; Declined to Acknowledge 06/10/1985 (50 FR 14302). Also in Kansas.
Indians of Person County (formerly Cherokee-Powhattan Indian Association). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/07/1984.
Meherrin Indian Tribe (II). Letter of Intent to Petition 06/27/1995.

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

Ne'Ha-Tsunii Indian Nation
Nee Tribe (a.k.a. Nuluti Equani Ehi Tribe and Near River Dwellers).(website)
Ridge Band of Cherkees.
The Roanoke-Hatteras Indians of Dare County. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/10/2004.
Santee Tribe, White Oak Community. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/04/1979
Santee Tribe
Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy.
Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Silver Cloud Clan.
Summerville Indian Group. Also in South Carolina.
Tsalagi Nation Early Emigrants 1817. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/30/2002. Receipt of Petition 07/30/2002.
Tuscarora Indian Tribe (Drowning Creek Reservation). Letter of Intent to Petition 02/25/1981; determined ineligible to petition (SOL opinion of 10/23/1989). Group formally dissolved and Department notified group 02/19/1997.
Tuscarora Nation of Indians of the Carolinas. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/21/2004.
Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/19/1985; determined ineligible to petition (SOL opinion of 10/23/1989).
Tuscarora Nation East of the Mountains. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/08/1999.
United Lumbee Nation of North Carolina and America, Letter of Intent to Petition 4/28/1980; Denied federal recognition 07/02/1985. Also in California.

North Dakota

Christian Pembina Chippewa Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 6/26/1984.
Little Shell Band of the North Dakota Tribe (a.k.a. Little Shell Pembina Band of North America). Letter of Intent to Petition 11/11/1975. This tribe have been accused of being a domestic terrorist organization by the Anti-defamation League
Anti-Defamation League
The Anti-Defamation League is an international non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects...

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Metis Nation of North Dakota, an extension of Metis of mixed Native American/Canadian-mainly French European background.

Ohio

Alleghenny Nation Indian Center (Ohio Band) (I), also known as the Allegheny-Lenape Indian Council of Ohio. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/03/1979. Supposedly had provisional State Recognition for a year, but failed to produce necessary documentation for an official State Recognition.
Alleghenny Nation Indian Center (Ohio Band) (II). Letter of Intent to Petition 6/02/2005. Possibly broke away from Alleghenny Nation Indian Center (Ohio Band) (I) located 1 mile away.
Cherokee Delaware Indian Center.
Cherokee United Intertribal Indian Council.
Chickamauga Keetoowah Unami Band of Cherokee.
Chickamauga Keetoowah Unami Wolf Band of Cherokee Delaware Shawnee of Ohio, West Virginia & Virginia. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/28/2006.
East of the River Shawnee Tribe. Initially state recognized 1979; reapplied January 2009 after reorganization in 2005.
Eastern Cherokee Nation, Overhill Band.
Etowah Cherokee Nation.
Free Cherokee, Four Direction Council.
Free Cherokee, Hokshichanklya Band.
Kispoko Sept of Ohio Shawnee (Hog Creek Reservation).
Lower Eastern Ohio Mekojay Shawnee. Letter of Intent to Petition 3/5/2001.
Mekoce Shawnee.
Morning Star Shawnee Nation.
Munsee Delaware Indian Nation
North Eastern U.S. Miami Inter-Tribal Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/09/1979.
Notoweega Nation. Also known as the Ohio Woodlands Tribe.
The Nottoway in Ohio. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/03/2008.
Piqua Sept of Ohio Shawnee Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/16/1991.the Piqua Shawnee Tribe - officially recognized in Alabama by proclamation, and in Ohio by Ohio Senate Resolution 188, adopted February 26, 1991 and by the Ohio House of Representatives 119th General Assembly Resolution No. 83, adopted April 3, 1991 as presented to the Bureau of Indian Affairs Washington D.C., and in Kentucky by Governor's Proclamation dated August 13, 1991
Saponi Nation of Ohio. Letter of Intent to Petition 9/25/1997.
Shawnee Nation, Ohio Blue Creek Band of Adams County. Letter of Intent to Petition 8/5/1998.
Tallige Cherokee Nation, Fire Clan.
Tutelo Nahyssan Tribal Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 7/27/2005.
Tutelo-Saponi Tribal Nation (formerly known as Pine Hill Saponi Tribal Nation). Letter of Intent to Petition 10/1/2002.

Oklahoma

Canadian River Band of the Southern Cherokee Nation.
Cataba Tribal Association
Chickamauga Cherokee Nation (I), also known as Chickamauga Cherokee Nation MO/AR White River Band and as White River Band of Chickamauga Cherokee Nation of Missouri and Arkansas. Also in Arkansas and Missouri. There is also a Chickamauga Cherokee Nation White River Band (II) in Oklahoma.
Chickamauga Cherokee Nation White River Band (II). There is also a Chickamauga Cherokee Nation White River Band (I) in Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
Natchez Nation of Oklahoma
Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
The Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory is a 501 non-profit organization of individuals who self identify as Cherokee but have not been recognized as a government. Members live primarily in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas...

. State-recognized in Missouri, but unrecognized in Arkansas and elsewhere.
- Kanasas (Awi Akta) District of NCNOLT. – Located in Kansas
- Oklahoma (Ani Tsi Na) District of the NCNOLT. – Located in Oklahoma.
Northern Cherokee Tribe of Indians.
Northern Chickamaunga Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 9/5/1991
Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Horse Clan.
Southern Cherokee Nation.
United Band of the Western Cherokee Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 3/14/2003.
Yuchi Tribal Organization. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/05/1990; Declined to acknowledge 3/21/2000, 64 FR 71814.
Yuchi (Euchee) Tribe of Oklahoma located in Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Sapulpa is a city in Creek and Tulsa counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 20,544 at the 2010 United States census, compared to 19,166 at the 2000 census...

. It is seeking federal recognition and separation from the Muscogee (Creek)
Creek people
The Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are a Native American people traditionally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. The modern Muscogee live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida...

Nation of Oklahoma, which subsumed the much smaller numbers of Yuchi during Removal
Indian Removal
Indian removal was a nineteenth century policy of the government of the United States to relocate Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River to lands west of the river...

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Oregon

Celilio-Wyam Indian Community
The Cherokee Delaware Tribe of the Northwest.
Chetco Tribe
Chinook Indian Tribe of Oregon & Washington, Inc. (a.k.a. Chinook Nation) Letter of Intent to Petition 07/23/1979; Declined to acknowledge 7/12/2003, 67 FR 46204. Also in Washington.
Clatsop-Nehalem Confederated Tribes
Confederated Tribes: Rogue, Table Rock & Associated Tribes. Letter of Intent to Petition 3/24/1997; properly executed Letter of Intent 6/19/1997.
Northwest Cherokee Deer Clan.
Northwest Cherokee Wolf and Paint Clan.
Northwest Cherokee Wolf Band of the Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/09/1978; Declined to Acknowledge 11/25/1985 50 FR 39047.
Tchinouk Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/16/1979; Declined to Acknowledge 03/17/1986, 51 FR 2437.
Tolowa-Tututni Tribe. Also in California.

Pennsylvania

Eastern Delaware Nations.
Free Cherokee-Chickamauga.
Lena'pe Nation.
Lenape Nation (a.k.a. Eastern Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania). Letter of Intent to Petition 05/16/2000.
Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy of Pennsylvania.
Tsalagi Elohi Cherokee Earth.
United Cherokee Tribe of West Virginia. Also in South Carolina and West Virginia.
White Path Society.

Rhode Island

Aquidneck Indian Council
Pokanoket Tribe of the Wampanoag Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/05/1994 for Federal Recogniton. State recognition attempted for the tribe with the introduction of State of Rhode Island House Bill 2006--H 7236, but the bill was never passed. Also in Massachusetts.
Pokanoket-Wampanoag Federation: Wampanoag Nation/Pokanoket Tribe and Bands. Letter of intent to petition 1/5/1998.
Rhode Island Indian Council
Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/29/1998.
Wappinger Tribal Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 7/7/2003.
Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/15/2000. Receipt of Petition 09/15/2000.

South Carolina

American Indian Center of South Carolina.
Beaver Creek Indians
Beaver Creek Indians
The Beaver Creek Indians are a unrecognized tribe located in South Carolina which achieved state recognition on January 27, 2006. It is seeking federal recognition. The tribe was formed as a non-profit organization in 1998....
Broad River Band of Cherokee.
Carolina Indian Heritage Association.
Cherokee Bear Clan of Souoth Carolina.
Cherokees of South Carolina.
Chicora Indian Tribe of South Carolina (formerly Chicora-Siouan Indian People). Letter of Intent to Petition 02/10/1993. Also in North Carolina.
The Chicora-Waccamaw Indian People. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/05/1994.
Croatan Indian Tribe of South Carolina.
Edisto Indian Organization of South Carolina (also known as Edisto Indian Tribe).
Four Hole Indian Organization, Edisto Tribal Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/30/1976. Also in North Carolina.
Fields Indian Family – Pine Hill Indian Community.
Free Cherokee-Chickamauga
Horse Creek Indian Heritage Association.
Little Horse Creek American Indian Association.
Marlboro & Chesterfield Pee Dee Band (a.k.a. Upper Pee Dee Nation of South Carolina)
Midlands Intertribal Empowerment Group.
Pee Dee Indian Association. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/30/1995.
Pine Hill Indian Community
Santee Indian Nation.
Summerville Indian Group. Also in North Carolina.
Sumter Band of Cheraw Indians.
United Cherokee Tribe of West Virginia. Also in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Waccamaw Siouan Indian Association. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/16/1992; Postal service returned certified letter 11/5/1997.

Tennessee

Aniyunweya Nation.
Aniywiyai Native People.
Appalachian Confederated Tribes previous name of Remnant Yuchi Nation of Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport is a city located mainly in Sullivan County with some western portions in Hawkins County in the US state of Tennessee. The majority of the city lies in Sullivan County...

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Buffalo Ridge Cherokees.
Central Band of Cherokee of Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
Lawrenceburg is a city in Lawrence County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 10,796 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lawrence County...

(state recognized from 19 June - 2 September 2010), Tennessee Attorney General's office declared the state Commission of Indian Affair's recognition "void and of no effect" on September 3, 2010. Formerly known as the "Cherokee of Lawrence County", and as "Sugar Creek Band of SeCCI". Letter of Intent to Petition 9/14/2000. Receipt of Petition 9/14/2000;
Cherokee Wolf Clan of Yuma, Tennessee (state recognized from 19 June - 2 September 2010), Tennessee Attorney General's office declared the state Commission of Indian Affair's recognition "void and of no effect" on September 3, 2010.
Chickamauga Circle Free Cherokee.
Chikamaka Band of Tracy City, Tennessee
Tracy City, Tennessee
Tracy City is a town in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States. Incorporated in 1915, the population was 1,481 at the 2010 census. Named after Benjamin Franklin Tracy, the city developed out of railroad and mining interests after coal was found in 1840. Tracy City is also home to the oldest family...

(state recognized from 19 June - 2 September 2010), Tennessee Attorney General's office declared the state Commission of Indian Affair's recognition "void and of no effect" on September 3, 2010. ; was introduced as the "Chikamaka-Cherokee Band of the South Cumberland Plateau" in 2009 in Tennessee House Bill 239 which (bill) was replaced by House Bill 1692. House Bill 1692 included the name Chikamaka Band as the group commonly represents itself.
Chota Nation.
Cumberland Creek Indian Confederation.
Deer Clan of East Tennessee.
East Tennessee Overhill Cherokee Descendants.
Eastern Cherokee Nation.
Elk Valley Band-Council of Chickamauga Cherokee.
Elk Valley Council Band of Free Cherokee.
Etowah Cherokee Nation (I). Letter of Intent to Petition 12/31/1990; certified letter returned undeliverable 10/1997. The recognition of this group, which operated out of Cleveland, Tennessee
Cleveland, Tennessee
Cleveland is a city in Bradley County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 41,285 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bradley County...

, is denied by the state legislature, contesting the authority of a Proclamation of Recognition by the Governor of Tennessee of 25 May 25 1978.
Etowah Cherokee Nation (II). Operates out of Pigeon Forge, TN.
Free Cherokee.
Free Cherokee Good Medicine Society.
Free Cherokee of Tennessee.
Free Cherokee Tennessee River Band Chickamauga.
Free Cherokees Chickamaugan Circle.
Kwatani Mission of Chickamuga Cherokee
Over-Hill Indian Nation - Cherokee.
Red Clay Band of Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy. Letter of Intent to Petition 3/9/1978; Declined to Acknowledge 11/25/1985 50 FR 39047.
Red Stick Confederacy.
Remnant Yuchi Nation of Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport, Tennessee
Kingsport is a city located mainly in Sullivan County with some western portions in Hawkins County in the US state of Tennessee. The majority of the city lies in Sullivan County...

(state recognized from 19 June - 2 September 2010), Tennessee Attorney General's office declared the state Commission of Indian Affair's recognition "void and of no effect" on September 3, 2010.
Tanasi Council, also known as "Tanasi Council of the Far Away Cherokee", of Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....

(state recognized from 19 June - 2 September 2010), Tennessee Attorney General's office declared the state Commission of Indian Affair's recognition "void and of no effect" on September 3, 2010. "Faraway Cherokee Native American Inter-Tribal Association", and as "Faraway Cherokee Association".
Tanasi Native American Group (state recognized from 19 June 2010 to 2 Sept 2010.)
TeeHahNahMah Nation.
Tennessee Band Cherokee, Inc. Earth Clan.
Tennessee Band of Eastern Cherokee.
Tennessee Band of the Cherokee.
Tennessee River Band of Chickamauge Cherokee.
Tennessee River Band of Chickamuga
Tohcahe Band White Wolf Guardian Spirit.
Tsalagi Intertribal Warrior Society.
Turkey Town Association of the Cherokee.
United Eastern Lenape Nation of Winfield Tennessee (state recognized from 19 June - 2 September 2010), Tennessee Attorney General's office declared the state Commission of Indian Affair's recognition "void and of no effect" on September 3, 2010. also known as the "United Eastern Lenape Nation Middle Division Inc.", "Cherokee of the Upper Cumberland, Knoxville", and "Upper Cumberland Cherokee" (I).
United South and Eastern Tribes.
Western Cherokee, Tennessee. This group is a break-away group from the Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri.

Texas

American Cherokee Tribe of Texas.
The Arista Indian Village. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/21/2002. Receipt of Petition 05/21/2002.
Atakapas Ishak Nation of Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/02/2007.
Cherokee Nation of Texas, Limited.
Cherokee Nation of Texas, Tsalagiyi Nvdagi, Troup.
Chickamauga Cherokee Brushy Creek Band.
Comanche Penateka Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/03/1998.
Court of the Golden Eagle, The Oukah.
Creek Indians of Texas at Red Oak
Free Cherokee, Hummingbird Clan.
Free Cherokee Tennessee River Band of Chickamauga
Jumano Tribe (West Texas) (formerly The People of LaJunta (Jumano/Mescalero)). Letter of Intent to Petition 03/26/1997.
Lipan Apache Band of Texas (II). Letter of Intent to Petition 05/26/1999.
Pamaque Clan of Coahuila y Tejas Spanish Indian Colonial Missions Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/23/2002; Receipt of Petition 04/23/2002. BAR Papers filed 2005.
Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Hawk Clan.
Southeastern Cherokee Confederacy, Sequoyah Clan.
Southeastern Cherokee Tribe and Associated Bands.
Sovereign Cherokee Nation Tejas
Tap Pilam: The Coahuiltecan Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/03/1997.
Texas Band of Cherokee, Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians (formerly known as Texas Cherokee and Associated Bands). Also known as Texas Band of Cherokee Indians of the Mount Tabor Indian Community.
- Choctaw-Chickasaw Indians of the Mount Tabor Community. Claims separated from Texas Cherokees and Associated Bands in 1999.
- Pine Hill Community of Cherokee Indians.
Texas Buffalo Bayou Band of Chickamaugan Cherokee, Southern Cherokee Nation.
Texas Gulf Coast Cherokee and Associated Bands.
Tribal Council of the Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation of Texas. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/06/1998.
Tu` Tssn Nde Band of the Lipan Apache Nation of Texas.
United Chickamaugan.
United Mascogo Seminole Tribe of Texas. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/31/2002. Receipt of Petition 12/31/2002.
The Yanaguana Bands of Mission Indians of Texas. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/19/2004.

Utah

Cedar City Band of Paiutes
Cherokee Indian Descendents Organization of the Ani-Yun-Wiya.
Colorado River Band of the Southern Cherokee Nation.
Northeast Band of Shoshone Indians
Rocky Mountain Band of Cherokee Descendents - Magna.
White Mesa Ute Council

Vermont

Elnu Abenaki Tribe (VERMONT STATE RECOGNITION AS OF APRIL 22, 2011)
Koasek Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation. (formerly Northern New England-Coos Band, Independent Clans of the Coos United, Cowasuck of North America and Cowasuck-Horicon Traditional Band; a.k.a. Cowasuck Traditional Band of the Sovereign Abenaki Nation).
Nulhegan Band of the Coosuk Abenaki Nation (VERMONT STATE RECOGNITION AS OF APRIL 22, 2011)
St. Francis/Sokoki Band of Abenakis of Vermont Abenaki Tribal Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/15/1980; Proposed Finding 11/17/2005.

Virginia

Ani-Stohini/Unami Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/08/1994.
Appalachian Cherokee Nation.
Buffalo Ridge Cherokees.
Cherokee of Virginia Birdtown.
Free Cherokees Spider Clan.
Inagel Tsalagi, Cherokee of Virginia.
Northern Tsalagi Indian Nation.
Rappahannock Indian Tribe (II). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/31/2001. Shares a name with a State recognized tribe Rappahannock Indian Tribe (I).
Southern Cherokee Confederacy, Pine Log Clan.
Turtle Band of Cherokee.
United Cherokee Indian Tribe of Virginia. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/03/2000. Receipt of Petition 07/31/2000.
Wicocomico Indian Nation
Wicocomico
The Wicocomico, Wiccocomoco, Wighcocomoco, or Wicomico are an Algonquian-speaking tribe who lived in Northumberland County, Virginia, at the end and just slightly north of the Little Wicomico River. They were a fringe group in Powhatan’s Confederacy.-History:The Wicocomico people were encountered...

(a.k.a. Historic Wicocomico Indian Nation of Northumberland County, Virginia). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/15/2000. Receipt of Petition 08/28/2000. (Website)
Wolf Creek Cherokee Indian Tribe of Virginia.

Washington

Anisahani Blue Clan.
Duwamish Indian Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/07/1977; Declined to Acknowledge 05/08/2002 (66 FR 49966).
Free Cherokees, Four Directions Council.
Kikiallus Indian Nation
Marietta Band of Nooksacks
Mitchell Bay Band
Noo-Wha-Ha Band
Snohomish Tribe of Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/13/1975; Declined to Acknowledge 03/05/2004 68 FR 68942.
Snoqualmoo Tribe of Whidbey Island. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/14/1988.
Steilacoom Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/28/1974; Proposed Finding 02/07/2000. Declined Acknowledgment effective 6/17/2008 73 FR 14833.

West Virginia

Monican Indian Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 8/23/2007.
United Cherokee Tribe of West Virginia. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/30/2005. Also in Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

Wisconsin

Brothertown Indians
Brothertown Indians
The Brothertown Indians are Native American descendants of the Pequot and Mohegan tribes in southern New England...

of Wisconsin. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/15/1980.
Muhheconnuck and Munsee Tribes. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/04/2003.
Southern Cherokee Confederacy, Wisconsin.

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