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 |
|---|---|
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | Native American tribe |
| Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians | Native American tribe |
| Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians | Native American tribe |
| Sicangu Oyate | Native American tribe |
| Rosebud Sioux Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Gila River Indian Community | — |
| Shawnee Tribe | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Native Village of Kwinhagak | — |
| Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Unangan | Native people of Alaska |
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe | Native American tribe |
|
Pawnee people
surface form:
Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma
|
— |
| Gwichyaa Zhee Gwich'in Tribal Government | — |
| Mattaponi tribe | Native American tribe |
| Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Wichita and Affiliated Tribes | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Pamunkey tribe | Native American tribe |
| Standing Rock Sioux Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Nansemond Indian Nation | Native American tribe |
| Chickahominy Indian Tribe | Native American tribe |
| New Mexico pueblos | Native American community |
| Chelan people | Native American tribe |
| Colorado River Indian Tribes | — |
| Wyandotte communities in Oklahoma | Native American community |
| Walapai | Native American tribe |
| Snohomish Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Yosemite Valley band of the Ahwahnechee | Native American band |
| Samish Indian Nation | Native American tribe |
| Hoh Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Calusa | Native American tribe |
| Burns Paiute Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Skokomish Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Yavapai-Apache Nation | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Skokomish people | Native American tribe |
| Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians | Native American tribe |
| Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Delaware Nation | Native American tribe |
| Absaroka (Crow) people | Native American tribe |
| Passamaquoddy Tribal Government | Native American tribal government |
| Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Havasuw `Baaja | Native American tribe |
| Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma | federally recognized Native American tribe |
| Fort Sill Apache Tribe | Native American tribe |
| Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians | Native American tribe |
| Acjachemen | Native American tribe |
| Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community | federally recognized Native American tribe |