Native American Nations

Within the geographic boundaries of the United States there are more than 565 Indian tribes and Alaska Native groups that speak more than 250 languages. Each tribe has its own culture, history and identity. According to the 2000 census, there are more than 2.4 million American Indians and Alaska Natives. This page provides links to a series of sites which provide detailed information on Native Americans and Native governments.

General Resources

On October 1, 2010, with a supplemental listing on October 27, 2010, the U.S. government's Federal Register issued an official list of 565 tribes in the Federal Register as Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs. The current version can be found here: Federal Register Listing of 564 tribes - 2010. A Supplement was published on October 27, 2010 and can be found here: Supplement - FR Listing of 565 tribes - 2010.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs posted the Spring 2011 Tribal Leaders Directory.

The American Indian Heritage Foundation has a listing of American Indian Tribes recognized by the Federal Government (including addresses) by: Alaska / Hawaii, North West, South West, Northern Plains, Southern Plains, North East, and South East. National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)

The National Congress of American Indians has a listing of Tribal Government Contacts by: Alaska, Eastern Oklahoma, Great Plains, Midwest, Navajo Region, Northeast, Northwest, Pacific, Rocky Mountain, Southeast, Southern Plains, Southwest, and Western.

Native American Consultation Database (NACD) is an easy way to identify a current official contact for Indian tribes, Alaska Native villages and corporations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. Names and addresses of tribal leaders are entered from the current Bureau of Indian Affairs Tribal Leaders Directory. Use the state tables compiled from Indian Land Cessions 1784-1894 as additional consultation resources.

The Library of Congress maintains a list of American Indian Tribes recognized by the Federal Government.

Wikipedia has a listing of the of the 565 Native American Tribal Entities which are recognized by the Federal Government.

BIA Recognition Decision Database. For months, Bureau of Indian Affairs officials have been touting a CD-ROM containing documents related to the federal recognition process. Thanks to Indianz.Com, you can now Access Them Online! The Acknowledgment Decision Compilation (ADC) is a record of documents the BIA has on file for dozens of groups that have made it through the federal recognition process. It contains over 600 MB of documents that were scanned in by the agency's Office of Federal Acknowledgment.

The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) was founded in 1944 and is the oldest and largest tribal government organization in the United States. NCAI serves as a forum for consensus-based policy development among its membership of over 250 tribal governments from every region of the country. NCAI's mission is to inform the public and the federal government on tribal self-government, treaty rights, and a broad range of federal policy issues affecting tribal governments. Some of the links on this site are:

Native American Sites is an excellent resource maintained by Lisa Mitten (a librarian at the University of Pittsburgh), and includes the following resource information:

American Indian Research and Policy Institute provides information and resources including Research, Publications, Projects, and Links.

Publications

When Men Murder Women is an annual analysis of national male on female homicide statistics in single victim/single offender situations. An updated publication is released each year from the Violence Policy Center. The report for 2003 came out in September. “Alaska is number one nationally in per capita domestic violence murder of women--again,” states Judy Cordell, Executive Director of AWAIC, the domestic violence shelter here in Anchorage. Visit the Alaska Center for Public Policy (ACPP) Blog for more information and statistics.

The American Indian Reservations and Indian Trust Areas, from the Economic Development Administration, is a compendium of information about the economic infrastructure of Indian Country. The material is arranged geographically, and is presented in small files based on location.

American Indians of the Pacific Northwest is a digital collection that integrates over 2,300 photographs and 7,700 pages of text relating to the American Indians in two cultural areas of the Pacific Northwest, the Northwest Coast and Plateau. These resources illustrate many aspects of life and work, including housing, clothing, crafts, transportation, education, and employment. The materials are drawn from the extensive collections of at the University of Washington Libraries, the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture in Spokane, and the Museum of History and Industry in Seattle.

American Indian and Alaska Native Populations from the U.S. Census Bureau - provides extensive population statistics, including:

Census 2000

The American Indian and Alaska Native Population: 2000
Rankings and Comparisons Tables - Population change, comparisons with 1990, Race and Hispanic or Latino origin, and other topics for states, counties, and places
Mapping Census 2000: The Geography of U.S. Diversity

Data in American FactFinder

American Community Survey

Economic Data

1997 Surveys of Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprises AIAN Summary
1997 Economic Data by ZIP Code - Access data for AIAN areas by ZIP Code

Population Estimates and Projections

1999 County Population Estimates ranked by American Indian and Alaska Native Population
Projected State Populations by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1995-2025