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

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
Sac and Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska federally recognized Native American tribe
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi Native American tribe
Mesquakie Indians Native American tribe
Haak’u Native American community
Narragansett Native American tribe
Choctaw Nation Native American tribe
Big Valley Rancheria
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria federally recognized Native American tribe
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria federally recognized Native American tribe
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake Native American tribe
Wiyot
surface form: Wiyot Tribe
Robinson Rancheria
Sandia Pueblo
Quinault Indian Nation federally recognized Native American tribe
Barona Band of Mission Indians Native American tribe
Jamul Indian Village of California
Campo Band of Diegueño Mission Indians Native American tribe
Rappahannock tribe Native American tribe
Chickasaw Nation federally recognized Native American tribe
Sherwood Valley Rancheria
San Pasqual Band of Diegueño Mission Indians Native American tribe
Redwood Valley Rancheria
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Native American tribe
Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians federally recognized Native American tribe
Pinoleville Pomo Nation Native American tribe
Inaja-Cosmit Band of Diegueño Mission Indians federally recognized Native American tribe
Potter Valley Tribe Native American tribe
Reno–Sparks Indian Colony federally recognized Native American tribe
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Creek (Muscogee) Nation Native American tribe
Cloverdale Rancheria
Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Mission Indians Native American tribe
Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians Native American tribe
Hoopa Valley Tribe Native American tribe
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians federally recognized Native American tribe
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe Native American tribe
Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation Native American tribe
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma federally recognized Native American tribe
La Posta Band of Diegueño Mission Indians Native American tribe
Alabama-Quassarte Tribal Town federally recognized Native American tribe
Kialegee Tribal Town
Thlopthlocco Tribal Town federally recognized Native American tribe
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Native American tribe
Manzanita Band of Diegueño Mission Indians Native American tribe
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians federally recognized Native American tribe
Akansea Native American tribe
CRIT
Jesus Tarango
surface form: Wilton Rancheria
Native American tribe
Palus people Native American tribe
Penobscot
surface form: Penobscot Nation