Robey’s Atlas of Indigenous North America

Who are the Indigenous peoples connected to your state, province, or country?

North America, Caribbean & Hawaiʻi
Choose an Atlas regionClick a modern region for directory names. Hawaiʻi is included as a Pacific extension of this directory. Every region is also available in the selector and the all-regions list. Modern borders are navigation aids, not Indigenous homeland boundaries. Lake Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie and Ontario, and other major lakes, are shown as water. Use arrow keys while focused on the map to move its view.Alberta: Blood (Kainai), Chipewyan, Denesuline, Siksika, Stoney Nakoda, Tsuut'inaBritish Columbia: Adams Lake Indian Band, Aitchelitz First Nation, Ashcroft Indian Band, Babine, Beecher Bay First Nation, Blueberry River First Nations, Bonaparte First Nation, Boothroyd Indian Band, Boston Bar First Nation, Carrier, Chawathil First Nation, Cheam First Nation, Cheslatta Carrier Nation, Chilcotin (Tŝilhqot'in), Coldwater Indian Band, Comox, Cook's Ferry Indian Band, Cowichan Tribes, Daylu Dena Council, Esquimalt Nation, Gingolx Village Government, Gitga'at First Nation, Gitlaxt'aamix Village Government, Gitxaała Nation, Gitxsan, Gwa'sala-Nakwaxda'xw Band, Gwawaenuk Tribe, Hagwilget Village Council, Haida, Haisla, Halfway River First Nation, Heiltsuk, High Bar First Nation, Homalco First Nation, Hupačasath First Nation, Huu-ay-aht First Nations, Iskut, K'ómoks First Nation, Ka:'yu:'k't'h'/Che:k'tles7et'h' First Nations, Kanaka Bar, Kaska, Katzie First Nation, Kispiox, Kitasoo, Kitselas, Kitsumkalum, Klahoose First Nation, Kwadacha, Kwakiutl, Kwakwaka'wakw, Kwantlen First Nation, Kwaw-kwaw-a-pilt First Nation, Kwiakah, Kwikwasut'inuxw Hax'wamis, Kwikwetlem First Nation, Lax Kw'alaams, Laxgalts'ap Village Government, Lheidli T'enneh First Nation, Lhoosk'uz Dene Nation, Lhtako Dene Nation, Lillooet (St'át'imc), Musqueam, Nisga'a, Nlaka'pamux, Nuu-chah-nulth, Nuxalk, Okanagan (Syilx), Pentlatch, Saanich, Sechelt (Shíshálh), Secwepemc, Sekani, Shuswap, Squamish, Stó:lō, Taltan, Thompson (Nlaka'pamux), Tsawwassen, Tsleil-Waututh, Wet’suwet’enManitoba: Anishininew, DenesulineNew Brunswick: WolastoqiyikNewfoundland and Labrador: Beothuk, InuitNorthwest Territories: Dene, Denesuline, Dogrib (Tłı̨chǫ), Gwich'in, Inuit, Inuvialuit, SlaveyNova Scotia: Mi'kmaqNunavut: InuitOntario: Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Alderville First Nation, Algonquin, Algonquins of Pikwàkanagàn, Anishinaabe, Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, Beausoleil First Nation, Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek, Chippewas of Georgina Island, Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point First Nation, Chippewas of Rama First Nation, Chippewas of the Thames First Nation, Curve Lake First Nation, Dokis First Nation, Fort William First Nation, Henvey Inlet First Nation, Long Lake #58 First Nation, M’Chigeeng First Nation, Magnetawan First Nation, Michipicoten First Nation, Mississauga #8 First Nation, Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation, Moose Deer Point First Nation, Munsee, Munsee Delaware Nation, Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg, Neutral Nation, Nipissing First Nation, Ojibways of Garden River First Nation, Pays Plat First Nation, Red Rock Indian Band, Serpent River First Nation, Sheguiandah First Nation, Sheshegwaning First Nation, Thessalon First Nation, Wahnapitae First Nation, Wasauksing First Nation, Whitefish River First Nation, Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, Zhiibaahaasing First NationPrince Edward Island: Mi'kmaqQuebec: Abenaki, Atikamekw, Huron-Wendat, Innu, Inuit, Mohawk, Naskapi, WolastoqiyikSaskatchewan: Denesuline, Métis, Nêhiyaw, Plains Cree, Plains Ojibwe, SaulteauxYukon: Gwich'in, Han, Ta'an Kwäch'än, Tagish, Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, Tutchone, Vuntut GwitchinAnguilla: Regional connections awaiting reviewAntigua and Barbuda: Regional connections awaiting reviewAruba: Regional connections awaiting reviewBarbados: Regional connections awaiting reviewBritish Virgin Islands: Regional connections awaiting reviewCaribbean Netherlands: Regional connections awaiting reviewCayman Islands: Regional connections awaiting reviewCuba: TaínoCuraçao: Regional connections awaiting reviewDominica: KalinagoDominican Republic: TaínoGrenada: Regional connections awaiting reviewGuadeloupe: Regional connections awaiting reviewHaiti: TaínoJamaica: TaínoMartinique: Regional connections awaiting reviewMontserrat: Regional connections awaiting reviewPuerto Rico: TaínoSaint Barthélemy: Regional connections awaiting reviewSaint Kitts and Nevis: Regional connections awaiting reviewSaint Lucia: Regional connections awaiting reviewSaint Martin: Regional connections awaiting reviewSaint Vincent and the Grenadines: Regional connections awaiting reviewSint Maarten: Regional connections awaiting reviewThe Bahamas: TaínoTrinidad and Tobago: Regional connections awaiting reviewTurks and Caicos Islands: Regional connections awaiting reviewUnited States Virgin Islands: Regional connections awaiting reviewBelize: Garifuna, Maya, Mopan Maya, Q'eqchi'Costa Rica: Bribri, Brörán, Cabécar, Chorotega, Huetar, Maleku, Ngäbe, TeribeEl Salvador: CacaoperaGuatemala: Ch'orti', Itza Maya, Mopan Maya, Poqomam, Poqomchi', Tz'utujil, Uspantek, XincaHonduras: Ch'orti', Garifuna, Lenca, Pech, Tawahka, TolupanNicaragua: Chorotega, Mayangna, Ocanxiu (Sutiaba), RamaPanama: Bokota, Bribri, Buglé, Emberá, Guna (Gunadule), Naso Tjër Di, Ngäbe, Teribe, WounaanGreenland: Inuit, KalaallitMexico: Akateko, Amuzgo, Awakateko, Ayapaneco, Caxcan, Ch'ol, Chatino, Chichimeca Jonaz, Chinanteco, Chocholteco, Chontal of Oaxaca, Chontal of Tabasco, Chuj, Coahuiltecan, Coca, Cochimí, Cocopa, Cora, Cuicateco, Guachichil, Guarijío, Huastec, Huave (Ikoots), Ixcateco, Ixil, Jakaltek, K'iche', Kaqchikel, Kiliwa, Lacandón, Mactun, Mam, Matlatzinca, Mayo (Yoreme), Mazahua, Mazatec, Mixe, Mixtec, Nahua, Olutec, Opata, Otomí, Paipai, Pame, Pirinda, Popoloca, Popoluca, Purépecha, Q'anjob'al, Q'eqchi', Rarámuri (Tarahumara), Sayultec, Seri (Comcaac), Tacuate, Teko, Tepehua, Tepehuán, Texistepequeño, Tlahuica, Tlapanec (Me'phaa), Tohono O'odham, Tojolabal, Totonac, Triqui, Tseltal, Tsotsil, Tubar, Zapotec, ZoqueBermuda: Regional connections awaiting reviewSaint Pierre and Miquelon: Regional connections awaiting reviewAlabama: Abihka, Alabama, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Eufaula, MobileAlaska: Agdaagux Tribe of King Cove, Ahtna, Akiachak Native Community, Akiak Native Community, Alatna Village, Aleut (Unangax̂), Allakaket Village, Alutiiq, Alutiiq Tribe of Old Harbor, Angoon Community Association, Anvik Village, Asa'carsarmiut Tribe, Beaver Village, Birch Creek Tribe, Chalkyitsik Village, Cheesh-Na Tribe, Chevak Native Village, Chickaloon Native Village, Chignik Bay Tribal Council, Chignik Lake Village, Chuloonawick Native Village, Circle Native Community, Craig Tribal Association, Curyung Tribal Council, Deg Hit'an, Dena'ina, Douglas Indian Association, Egegik Village, Eklutna Native Village, Emmonak Village, Eyak, Gulkana Village Council, Healy Lake Village, Holikachuk, Holy Cross Tribe, Hoonah Indian Association, Hughes Village, Huslia Village, Hydaburg Cooperative Association, Igiugig Village, Iñupiat, Iqugmiut Traditional Council, Ivanof Bay Tribe, Kaguyak Village, Kasigluk Traditional Elders Council, Kenaitze Indian Tribe, Ketchikan Indian Community, King Island Native Community, King Salmon Tribe, Klawock Cooperative Association, Knik Tribe, Kokhanok Village, Koyukon, Koyukuk Native Village, Levelock Village, Lime Village, Lower Tanana, Manley Hot Springs Village, Manokotak Village, McGrath Native Village, Mentasta Traditional Council, Metlakatla Indian Community, Annette Island Reserve, Naknek Native Village, Native Village of Afognak, Native Village of Akhiok, Native Village of Akutan, Native Village of Aleknagik, Native Village of Ambler, Native Village of Atka, Native Village of Atqasuk, Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government, Native Village of Belkofski, Native Village of Brevig Mission, Native Village of Buckland, Native Village of Cantwell, Native Village of Chenega, Native Village of Chignik Lagoon, Native Village of Chitina, Native Village of Council, Native Village of Deering, Native Village of Eagle, Native Village of Eek, Native Village of Ekuk, Native Village of Ekwok, Native Village of Elim, Native Village of False Pass, Native Village of Fort Yukon, Native Village of Gakona, Native Village of Gambell, Native Village of Georgetown, Native Village of Goodnews Bay, Native Village of Hamilton, Native Village of Hooper Bay, Native Village of Kanatak, Native Village of Karluk, Native Village of Kiana, Native Village of Kipnuk, Native Village of Kivalina, Native Village of Kobuk, Native Village of Kongiganak, Native Village of Kotzebue, Native Village of Koyuk, Native Village of Kwigillingok, Native Village of Kwinhagak, Native Village of Larsen Bay, Native Village of Marshall, Native Village of Mary's Igloo, Native Village of Mekoryuk, Native Village of Minto, Native Village of Nanwalek, Native Village of Napaimute, Native Village of Napakiak, Native Village of Napaskiak, Native Village of Nelson Lagoon, Native Village of Nightmute, Native Village of Nikolski, Native Village of Noatak, Native Village of Nuiqsut, Native Village of Nunam Iqua, Native Village of Nunapitchuk, Native Village of Ouzinkie, Native Village of Paimiut, Native Village of Perryville, Native Village of Pilot Point, Native Village of Point Hope, Native Village of Point Lay, Native Village of Port Graham, Native Village of Port Heiden, Native Village of Port Lions, Native Village of Ruby, Native Village of Saint Michael, Native Village of Savoonga, Native Village of Scammon Bay, Native Village of Selawik, Native Village of Shaktoolik, Native Village of Shishmaref, Native Village of Shungnak, Native Village of South Naknek, Native Village of Stevens, Native Village of Tanacross, Native Village of Tanana, Native Village of Tatitlek, Native Village of Tazlina, Native Village of Teller, Native Village of Tetlin, Native Village of Tuntutuliak, Native Village of Tununak, Native Village of Tyonek, Native Village of Unalakleet, Native Village of Unga, Native Village of Wales, Native Village of White Mountain, Nenana Native Association, New Koliganek Village Council, New Stuyahok Village, Newhalen Village, Newtok Village, Nikolai Village, Ninilchik Village, Nome Eskimo Community, Noorvik Native Community, Northway Village, Nulato Village, Nunakauyarmiut Tribe, Organized Village of Kake, Organized Village of Kasaan, Organized Village of Kwethluk, Organized Village of Saxman, Orutsararmiut Traditional Native Council, Oscarville Traditional Village, Siberian Yupik, Sugpiaq, Tanacross, Tanana, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Upper Tanana, Yup'ikArizona: Apache, Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona, Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona, Havasupai, Hopi, Hopi Tribe of Arizona, Hualapai, Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, Arizona, Maricopa, Mojave, Navajo (Diné), Pascua Yaqui, Pima (Akimel O'odham), Quechan, San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, Arizona, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona, Southern Paiute, Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, Tonto Apache, Yaqui, Yavapai, Yavapai Apache, YumaArkansas: Illinois (Illiniwek), Lenape, OsageCalifornia: Achumawi, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California, Alturas Indian Rancheria, California, Atsugewi, Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California, Awaswas, Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California, Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California, Big Lagoon Rancheria, California, Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California, Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, California, Blue Lake Rancheria, California, Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California, Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California, Cahuilla, California Valley Miwok Tribe, California, Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California, Cedarville Rancheria, California, Chalon, Chemehuevi, Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, California, Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California, Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California, Chilula, Chimariko, Chochenyo, Chumash, Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California, Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California, Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California, Cupeño, Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California, Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California, Elk Valley Rancheria, California, Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California, Esselen, Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California, Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California, Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California, Gabrielino-Tongva, Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California, Guidiville Rancheria of California, Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California, Hupa, Juaneño (Acjachemen), Karuk, Kashaya Pomo, Kato, Kitanemuk, Konkow Maidu, Kumeyaay, Lassik, Luiseño, Maidu, Manzanita Kumeyaay, Mattole, Miwok, Mojave, Mono, Mutsun, Nisenan, Nomlaki, Northern Paiute, Northern Pomo, Ohlone, Panamint, Patwin, Plains Miwok, Pomo, Ramaytush, Rumsen, Salinan, Serrano, Shasta, Sinkiyone, Tamien, Tataviam, Tolowa, Tübatulabal, Ventureño Chumash, Wailaki, Wappo, Washoe, Wintu, Wiyot, Yana, Yaqui, Yokuts, Yuki, Yuma, YurokColorado: UteConnecticut: Lenape, Mashantucket Pequot, Mohegan, Pequot, QuiripiDelaware: Lenape, NanticokeDistrict of Columbia: Regional connections awaiting reviewFlorida: Calusa, Miccosukee, Pensacola, Seminole, Timucua, YamaseeGeorgia: Cherokee, Guale, Hitchiti, Muscogee (Creek), OconeeHawaii: Native Hawaiian (Kānaka Maoli)Idaho: Bannock, Coeur d'Alene, Coeur d'Alene Tribe, Kootenai (Ktunaxa), Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, Nez Perce (Nimiipuu), Nez Perce Tribe, Northern Paiute, Paiute, Shoshone, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation, Shoshone-Paiute TribesIllinois: Illinois (Illiniwek)Indiana: Lenape, PotawatomiIowa: Fox (Meskwaki), Illinois (Illiniwek), Meskwaki, PeoriaKansas: Iowa (Ioway), Kickapoo, Lenape, Meskwaki, Osage, Prairie Band Potawatomi, Sac and Fox, WichitaKentucky: Cherokee, ChickasawLouisiana: Adai, Alabama, Apalachee, Atakapa, Biloxi, Chitimacha, Choctaw, Coushatta, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, Natchitoches, Ofo, TunicaMaine: Abenaki, Houlton Band of Maliseet, Mi'kmaq, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, WolastoqiyikMaryland: Lenape, PiscatawayMassachusetts: Abenaki, Massachusett, Nauset, Nipmuc, WampanoagMichigan: Bay Mills Indian Community, Black River band (Ojibwe), Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Chippewa, Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Hannahville Indian Community, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Potawatomi Indians, Nottawaseppi Huron Band of Potawatomi Indians, Ojibwe, Ottawa (Odawa), Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians, Potawatomi, Saginaw band (Ojibwe), Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Swan Creek band (Ojibwe), Tittabawassee Ojibwe communities, Wyandot of Anderdon NationMinnesota: Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, Chippewa, Dakota, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, Lower Sioux Indian Community, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, Ojibwe, Prairie Island Indian Community, Red Lake Nation, Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, Upper Sioux Community, White Earth NationMississippi: Chakchiuma, Chickasaw, Choctaw, NatchezMissouri: Illinois (Illiniwek), Lenape, OsageMontana: Assiniboine, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Montana, Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana, Cree, Crow, Flathead (Bitterroot Salish), Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana, Gros Ventre, Kootenai (Ktunaxa), Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana, OjibweNebraska: Omaha, Ponca, Santee Dakota, Winnebago Tribe of NebraskaNevada: Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada, Gosiute, Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, Nevada, Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, Nevada, Moapa Band of Paiute Indians of the Moapa River Indian Reservation, Nevada, Northern Paiute, Paiute, Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony, Nevada, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of the Pyramid Lake Reservation, Nevada, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada, Shoshone, Summit Lake Paiute Tribe of NevadaNew Hampshire: AbenakiNew Jersey: LenapeNew Mexico: Acoma Pueblo, Cochiti Pueblo, Isleta Pueblo, Jemez Pueblo, Jicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico, Keres, Kewa Pueblo, Laguna Pueblo, Mescalero Apache, Nambé Pueblo, Navajo (Diné), Ohkay Owingeh, Pecos Pueblo, Picuris Pueblo, Pojoaque Pueblo, Pueblo, Quahadi, San Felipe Pueblo, San Ildefonso Pueblo, Sandia Pueblo, Santa Ana Pueblo, Santa Clara Pueblo, Taos Pueblo, Tesuque Pueblo, Tewa, Tiwa, Towa, Zia Pueblo, ZuniNew York: Cayuga, Haudenosaunee, Lenape, Montaukett, Onondaga, Seneca, Shinnecock, TuscaroraNorth Carolina: Catawba, Cherokee, Coree, Eno, Hatteras, Lumbee, Meherrin, PamlicoNorth Dakota: Arikara, Hidatsa, Mandan, Spirit Lake Tribe, North Dakota, Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North DakotaOhio: LenapeOklahoma: Absentee Shawnee, Alabama, Apache Tribe of Oklahoma, Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma, Chickasaw, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, Oklahoma, Comanche, Comanche Nation, Oklahoma, Delaware (Lenape), Delaware Nation, Oklahoma, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Kansa (Kaw), Kaw Nation, Oklahoma, Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, Kiowa, Kiowa Apache, Kitsai, Kotsoteka, Lenape, Miami, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Otoe, Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma, Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, Pawnee, Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma, Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Quapaw, Sac (Sauk), Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, The Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Tonkawa, Tonkawa Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma, Wianv, Wichita, Wichita and Affiliated Tribes, Wyandot, YuchiOregon: Alsea, Cayuse, Clackamas, Clatskanie, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, Coos, Coquille, Galice, Kalapuya, Kathlamet, Klamath, Modoc, Molala, Northern Paiute, Shasta, Siuslaw, Takelma, Tillamook, Tolowa, Tualatin, Tututni, Umatilla, Umpqua, Walla Walla, Warm Springs, WascoPennsylvania: Erie, LenapeRhode Island: Narragansett, Pokanoket, WampanoagSouth Carolina: Catawba, Congaree, YamaseeSouth Dakota: Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, Lakota, Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota, Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South DakotaTennessee: Cherokee, Chiaha, ChickasawTexas: Alabama, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Caddo, Coahuiltecan, Comanche, Coushatta, Hasinai, Jumano, Karankawa, Kickapoo, Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, Kiowa, Lenape, Lipan Apache, Nokoni, Penateka, Quahadi, Taovaya, Tawakoni, Texas Band of Yaqui Indians, Waco, Wichita, Yaqui, Ysleta del Sur PuebloUtah: Gosiute, Paiute, Shoshone, UteVermont: AbenakiVirginia: Catawba, Cherokee, Monacan, Nottoway, Pamunkey, Powhatan, RappahannockWashington: Chehalis, Chinook, Clallam, Colville, Cowlitz, Duwamish, Kalispel, Lummi, Makah, Muckleshoot, Nooksack, Okanagan (Syilx), Palouse, Puyallup, Quileute, Quinault, Saanich, Salish, Samish, Skokomish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Spokane, Squaxin Island, Stillaguamish, Suquamish, Tulalip, Twana, Walla Walla, Wanapum, YakamaWest Virginia: Mingo, Shawnee, SusquehannockWisconsin: Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Chippewa, Forest County Potawatomi Community, Ho-Chunk, Ho-Chunk Nation, Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Menominee, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Mohican, Ojibwe, Oneida, Oneida Nation, Potawatomi, Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Sokaogon Chippewa Community, St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin, Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican IndiansWyoming: Arapaho, Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, Northern Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming, Shoshone
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