Race and ethnicity in the United States have 6 recognized racial and ethnic categories.
== Alphabetical list of federally recognized tribes ===== A ===Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of OklahomaAgua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, CaliforniaAk-Chin Indian Community(previously listed as Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona)Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas(previously listed as Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas)Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town, OklahomaAlturas Indian Rancheria, CaliforniaApache Tribe of OklahomaAssiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, MontanaAugustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California(previously listed as Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation)=== B ===Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians of the Bad River Reservation, WisconsinBay Mills Indian Community, MichiganBear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, CaliforniaBerry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of CaliforniaBig Lagoon Rancheria, CaliforniaBig Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley(previously listed as Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California)Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California(previously listed as Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California)Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria, CaliforniaBishop Paiute Tribe(previously listed as Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California)Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of MontanaBlue Lake Rancheria, CaliforniaBridgeport Indian Colony(previously listed as Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California)Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of CaliforniaBurns Paiute Tribe(previously listed as Burns Paiute Tribe of the Burns Paiute Indian Colony of Oregon)=== C ===Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians(previously listed as Cabazon Band of Mission Indians, California; Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Cabazon Reservation)Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, CaliforniaCaddo Nation of Oklahoma(previously listed as  Caddo Indian Tribe of Oklahoma)Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria(previously listed as Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, California)Cahuilla Band of Indians(previously listed as Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation, California)California Valley Miwok Tribe, California(previously listed as  Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California)Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, CaliforniaCapitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California:Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, CaliforniaViejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation, CaliforniaCatawba Indian Nation(aka Catawba Tribe of South Carolina)Cayuga Nation(formerly listed as Cayuga Nation of New York)Cedarville Rancheria, CaliforniaChemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation, CaliforniaCher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, CaliforniaCherokee Nation, OklahomaCheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma(previously listed as Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma)Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South DakotaChickahominy Indian TribeChickahominy Indian TribeEastern DivisionChicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of CaliforniaChippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana(previously listed as Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana)Chitimacha Tribe of LouisianaCitizen Potawatomi Nation, OklahomaCloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of CaliforniaCocopah Tribe of ArizonaCoeur D'Alene Tribe(previously listed as Coeur D'Alene Tribe of the Coeur D'Alene Reservation, Idaho)Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of CaliforniaColorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and CaliforniaComanche Nation, Oklahoma(previously listed as  Comanche Indian Tribe)Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, MontanaConfederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, Washington(previously listed as Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation of the Yakama Reservation)Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon(previously listed as Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation)Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, WashingtonConfederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, WashingtonConfederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians(previously listed as Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon)Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation, Nevada and UtahConfederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of OregonConfederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation(previously listed as Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation, Oregon)Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of OregonCoquille Indian Tribe(previously listed as Coquille Tribe of Oregon)Coushatta Tribe of LouisianaCow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians(previously listed as Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon)Cowlitz Indian Tribe, WashingtonCoyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California(previously listed as Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California)Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South DakotaCrow Tribe of Montana=== D ===Delaware Nation, Oklahoma(previously listed as  Absentee Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma; Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma)Delaware Tribe of Indians, Oklahoma(previously listed as Cherokee Delaware; Eastern Delaware)Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California(previously listed as Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California)Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada=== E ===Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians(previously listed as Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina)Eastern Shawnee Tribe of OklahomaEastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming (previously listed as Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming)Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, CaliforniaElk Valley Rancheria, CaliforniaEly Shoshone Tribe of NevadaEnterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of CaliforniaEwiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California(previously listed as Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation)=== F ===Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California(previously listed as  Graton Rancheria; Federated Coast Miwok)Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South DakotaForest County Potawatomi Community, WisconsinFort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of MontanaFort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of CaliforniaFort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, CaliforniaFort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation, Nevada and OregonFort McDowell Yavapai Nation, Arizona(previously listed as Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation)Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & NevadaFort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma=== G ===Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, ArizonaGrand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, MichiganGreenville Rancheria(previously listed as Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California)Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of CaliforniaGuidiville Rancheria of California=== H ===Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California(previously listed as  Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of Upper Lake Rancheria of California)Hannahville Indian Community, MichiganHavasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, ArizonaHo-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin(previously listed as Wisconsin Winnebago Tribe)Hoh Indian Tribe(previously listed as Hoh Indian Tribe of the Hoh Indian Reservation, Washington)Hoopa Valley Tribe, CaliforniaHopi Tribe of ArizonaHopland Band of Pomo Indians, California(previously listed as Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria, California)Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians of MaineHualapai Indian Tribe of the Hualapai Indian Reservation, Arizona=== I ===Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California(previously listed as Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation)Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, CaliforniaIone Band of Miwok Indians of CaliforniaIowa Tribe of Kansas and NebraskaIowa Tribe of Oklahoma=== J ===Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians(previously listed as Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California)Jamestown S'Klallam TribeJamul Indian Village of CaliforniaJena Band of Choctaw Indians, LouisianaJicarilla Apache Nation, New Mexico(fpreviously listed as Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation)=== K ===Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, ArizonaKalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, WashingtonKaruk Tribe(previously listed as Karuk Tribe of California)Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, CaliforniaKaw Nation, OklahomaKewa Pueblo, New Mexico(previously listed as  Pueblo of Santo Domingo)Keweenaw Bay Indian Community, MichiganKialegee Tribal Town, OklahomaKickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas(previously listed as Texas Band of Traditional Kickapoo)Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in KansasKickapoo Tribe of OklahomaKiowa Indian Tribe of OklahomaKlamath Tribes, OregonKletsel Dehe Wintun Nation of the Cortina Rancheria(previously listed as Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians)Koi Nation of Northern California (previously listed as Lower Lake Rancheria, California)Kootenai Tribe of Idaho=== L ===La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California(previously listed as  La Jolla Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the La Jolla Reservation, California)La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation, CaliforniaLac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of WisconsinLac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of the Lac du Flambeau Reservation of WisconsinLac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, MichiganLas Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians of the Las Vegas Indian Colony, NevadaLittle River Band of Ottawa Indians, MichiganLittle Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of MontanaLittle Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, MichiganLone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe(previously listed as Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California)Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians, California(previously listed as Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation, California; Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation)Lovelock Paiute Tribe of the Lovelock Indian Colony, NevadaLower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South DakotaLower Elwha Tribal Community(previously listed as Lower Elwha Tribal Community of the Lower Elwha Reservation, Washington)Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of MinnesotaLummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation, WashingtonLytton Rancheria of California=== M ===Makah Indian Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation, WashingtonManchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria, California(previously listed as Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California)Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, CaliforniaMashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe(previously listed as Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Connecticut)Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe(previously listed as Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribal Council, Inc
7(e): "Descent: The petitioner demonstrates that its membership consists of individuals who descend from a historical Indian tribe or from historical Indian tribes which combined and functioned as a single autonomous political entity

