federally recognized tribe
C3838
concept
A federally recognized tribe is a Native American or Alaska Native governing body that the U.S. federal government formally acknowledges as a sovereign political entity with a government-to-government relationship and eligibility for specific legal rights, services, and protections.
All labels observed (21)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Native American tribe | 268 |
| federally recognized tribe canonical | 160 |
| federally recognized Native American tribe | 87 |
| Native American community | 22 |
| Native American tribal government | 10 |
| Native American band | 9 |
| Federally recognized tribe in the United States | 4 |
| Cherokee tribe | 3 |
| Federally recognized Native American tribe | 3 |
| Federally recognized tribe | 3 |
| federally recognized tribe in the United States | 3 |
| sovereign tribal government | 3 |
| Native people of Alaska | 2 |
| sovereign Native American nation | 2 |
| Muscogee (Creek) tribal group | 1 |
| Native American governance body | 1 |
| Native American tribal entity | 1 |
| Wampanoag tribe | 1 |
| federally recognized tribal entities | 1 |
| federally recognized tribal government | 1 |
| sovereign tribal community | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: federally recognized tribe
Generated description
A federally recognized tribe is a Native American or Alaska Native governing body that the U.S. federal government formally acknowledges as a sovereign political entity with a government-to-government relationship and eligibility for specific legal rights, services, and protections.
Instances (465)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Puyallup Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Nisqually people | Native American tribe |
| Mashantucket Pequot Tribe | Native American tribe |
|
Yaqui
surface form:
Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona
|
— |
| Muckleshoot Indian Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Tulalip Tribes | Federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Omaha tribe | Native American tribe |
| Ione Band of Miwok Indians | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Quapaw tribe | Native American tribe |
| Narragansett Indian Tribe | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians | Native American tribe |
| Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Pascua Yaqui Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians | Native American tribe |
| Fox Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Clatsop people | Native American tribe |
| Kaw | Native American tribe |
| Nipmuc people | Native American tribe |
| Pennacook people | Native American tribe |
| Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians | Native American tribe |
| Eastern Pequot Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Las Vegas Paiute Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Moapa Band of Paiute Indians | Native American tribe |
| Cedar Band of Paiutes | Native American tribe |
| Hopi Tribe of Arizona | federally recognized Native American tribe |
|
Cheyenne people
surface form:
Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation
|
— |
| Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes | Native American tribe |
|
Sauk people
surface form:
Sac and Fox Nation, Oklahoma
|
— |
| Shivwits Band of Paiutes | Native American tribe |
| Kansas (Kaw) people | federally recognized tribe in the United States |
| Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation | Native American tribal government |
| Shawnee Nation | Native American tribe |
| Coast Miwok | Native American tribe |
| Pocumtuck people | Native American tribe |
| Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Kaw Nation | Native American tribe |
| Narragansett people | Native American tribe |
| Massachusett people | Native American tribe |
| Nanticoke people | Native American tribe |
| Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Nauset people | Native American tribe |
| Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Lummi people | Native American tribe |
| Mohegan tribe | Native American tribe |
| Catawba Indian Nation | Native American tribe |
| Iowa people | Native American tribe |
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Makah people
surface form:
Makah Tribe of the Makah Indian Reservation
|
Federally recognized tribe |
| Hoh people | Native American tribe |
| Seneca nation | Native American tribe |