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There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.
Little Colorado River Gorge: Navajo Nation: Ute Mountain Tribal Park Ute Mountain Ute Tribe: 125,000 acres (51,000 ha) CRIT Ahakhav Tribal Preserve Colorado River Indian Tribes: 1995 Yurok-Tolowa-Dee-ni' Indigenous Marine Stewardship Area Resighini Tribe of Yurok People, Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation, Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad ...
Indian reservations in the United States. See also: List of Indian reservations in the United States . See also Category:Indian reserves — the equivalent in Canada to U.S. reservations, and the List of Indian reserves in Canada .
The Federal Register is used by the BIA to publish the list of "Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Tribes in the contiguous 48 states and those in Alaska are listed separately.
An American Indian reservation is an area of land held and governed by a U.S. federal government-recognized Native American tribal nation, whose government is autonomous, subject to regulations passed by the United States Congress and administered by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, and not to the U.S. state government in which it is located.
Map of states with US federally recognized tribes marked in yellow. States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [1]
There are only three actual Indian reserves in the Northwest Territories, Hay River Dene 1, Salt River 195 and Salt Plains 195. All other places are Indian settlements. The Smith's Landing First Nation is, according to INAC, headquartered in the NWT but are listed as an Alberta First Nations.
Many places throughout the United States take their names from the languages of the indigenous Native American/American Indian tribes. The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from these languages.