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.

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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
Spokane Tribe of Indians Native American tribe
Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians Native American tribe
Saponi people Native American tribe
Pawnee
surface form: Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
Federally recognized tribe
Morongo Band of Mission Indians Native American tribe
Indian Tribal Organizations federally recognized tribal entities
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria federally recognized Native American tribe
Blue Lake Rancheria federally recognized Native American tribe
Comanche
surface form: Comanche Nation
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Kawita (Coweta) people
surface form: Kawita people
Muscogee (Creek) tribal group
Tututni people Native American tribe
Penobscot people Native American tribe
Tillamook people
surface form: Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
—
Nehalem people
surface form: Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
—
Confederated Tribes of the Clatsop-Nehalem Native American tribal government
Siwanoy Native American tribe
surface form: Siwanoy
Native American tribe
Miami tribe Native American tribe
Suquamish Native American tribe
Shinnecock Indian Nation Native American tribe
Meskwaki Nation Native American tribe
Appomattoc people Native American tribe
Nisqually Indian Tribe —
Squaxin Island people Native American tribe
Kansa (Kaw) tribe Native American tribe
Ione Band Native American tribe
Muckleshoot Native American tribe
Crow Native American tribe
Southern Ute Indian Tribe Native American tribe
Lumbee Native American tribe
New Pascua Native American community
Yoem Pueblo Native American community
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Native American tribe
Wahkiakum tribe Native American tribe
Rancheria of Maidu Indians federally recognized Native American tribe
Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California federally recognized Native American tribe
Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California federally recognized Native American tribe
White Mountain Apache Tribe Native American tribe
Pee Dee people Native American tribe
White Earth Ojibwe Native American tribe
Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
surface form: Cherokee Nation
federally recognized Native American tribe
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians federally recognized Native American tribe
Kanosh Band of Paiutes Native American band
Coquille Indian Tribe Native American tribe
Koosharem Band of Paiutes Native American band
Apache Tribe of Oklahoma federally recognized Native American tribe
Kiowa Indian Tribe of Oklahoma —
Paiute Native American tribe
Cowlitz Indian Tribe Native American tribe
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians Native American tribe
Jena Band of Choctaw Indians Native American tribe