You can click on the names below to explore documents associated with them. In this list, “Historic” means this version of the name of a Native nation or group of Native nations appears in one or more of the historic documents. The label “Present Day” appears on the official federally recognized names of Native nations in use today. In some cases, this has been matched to names used in historic documents using correspondence information supplied by the US Forest Service, which has had to develop this information to aid compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). If your Native nation has a preferred name that’s different than your federally recognized name, please contact us so we may add your preferred name.

Name
Alternative Names
Present Day / Historic
A-pang-asse
(Historic)
Historic

A-wall-a-che
(Historic)
Historic


Acoma Pueblo
(Historic)
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Apache
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Aplache
(Historic)
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Appalachicola
(Historic)
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Arapaho
(Historic)
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Arikara
(Historic)
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Assiniboin
(Historic)
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Bannock
(Historic)
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Bat-si
(Historic)
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Be-no-pi
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Blackfoot
(Historic)
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Blood
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Present Day


Buena Vista
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Ca-la-na-po
(Historic)
Historic

Caddo
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Present Day

Cah-wia
(Historic)
Historic

Cahokia
(Historic)
Historic


Calapooia
(Historic)
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Car-I-se
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Cas-son
(Historic)
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Cas-take
(Historic)
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Cayuse
(Historic)
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Certain Wyandot
(Historic)
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Cha
(Historic)
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Cha-nel-kai
(Historic)
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Cham-et-ko
(Historic)
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Chap-pah-sim
(Historic)
Historic

Chasta
(Historic)
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Che-com
(Historic)
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Che-no
(Historic)
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Chehalis
(Historic)
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Cherokee
(Historic)
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Historic

Cheyenne
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Present Day

Chickasaw
(Historic)
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Present Day


Chinook
(Historic)
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Chippewa
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Cho-e-nem-nee
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Cho-ki-men-a
(Historic)
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Choctaw
(Historic)
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Present Day

Choi-nuck
(Historic)
Historic

Chook-cha-nee
(Historic)
Historic

Chook-chan-cie
(Historic)
Historic

Chow-chil-lie
(Historic)
Historic

Chow-chilla
(Historic)
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Historic

Historic

Chu-nute
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day


Co-co-noon
(Historic)
Historic

Co-com-cah-ra
(Historic)
Historic

Co-ha-ma
(Historic)
Historic

Co-lu
(Historic)
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Historic

Co-ye-tie
(Historic)
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Historic

Cochiti Pueblo
(Historic)
Historic

Cocopa
(Historic)
Historic

Coeur d'Alene
(Historic)
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Present Day

Coeur d'Alène
(Historic)
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Colorado River
(Historic)
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Historic

Comanche
(Historic)
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Creek
(Historic)
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Historic

Crow
(Historic)
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Cu-lee
(Historic)
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Da-no-ha-bo
(Historic)
Historic

Das-pia
(Historic)
Historic


Delaware
(Historic)
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Present Day


Diegueño
(Historic)
Historic

Doc-duc
(Historic)
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Dwamish
(Historic)
Historic

E-eh
(Historic)
Historic



Eastern Shawnee
(Historic)
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Present Day

Eel River
(Historic)
Historic

Eel River Miami
(Historic)
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Present Day


Es-ki-un
(Historic)
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Flathead
(Historic)
Historic

Florida tribes
(Historic)
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Gila Apache
(Historic)
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Grave Creek
(Historic)
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Historic


Gros Ventre
(Historic)
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Ha-bi-na-po
(Historic)
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Havasupai
(Historic)
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Present Day

Ho-lo-cla-me
(Historic)
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Ho-lo-lu-pi
(Historic)
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Hol-cu-ma
(Historic)
Historic

Hol-mi-uk
(Historic)
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Historic

Present Day


How-ech-ee
(Historic)
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How-ku-ma
(Historic)
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Historic

I-ka-ruck
(Historic)
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I-o-no-hum-ne
(Historic)
Historic

I-tach-ee
(Historic)
Historic

In-tim-peach
(Historic)
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Iowa
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Present Day

Isleta Pueblo
(Historic)
Historic



Jemez Pueblo
(Historic)
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Present Day

Kah-wè-a
(Historic)
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Kansa
(Historic)
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Kansas
(Historic)
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Kaskaskia
(Historic)
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Present Day


Kickapoo
(Historic)
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Present Day

King's River
(Historic)
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Kiowa
(Historic)
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Present Day

Klamath
(Historic)
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Present Day

Klatsop
(Historic)
Historic

Klikitat
(Historic)
Historic

Ko-se-tah
(Historic)
Historic

Ko-ya-te
(Historic)
Historic

Kootenay
(Historic)
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Laguna Pueblo
(Historic)
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Loc-lum-ne
(Historic)
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Makah
(Historic)
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Mandan
(Historic)
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Maricopa
(Historic)
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Mas-su-ta-ka-ya
(Historic)
Historic


Me-dam-a-rec
(Historic)
Historic

Medewahkanton
(Historic)
Historic

Medewakanton
(Historic)
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Menomini
(Historic)
Historic


Methow
(Historic)
Historic

Mi-chop-da
(Historic)
Historic

Miami
(Historic)
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Missouri
(Historic)
Historic

Mitchigamia
(Historic)
Historic

Mixed Seneka
(Historic)
Historic

Mo-al-kai
(Historic)
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Present Day

Modok
(Historic)
Historic

Mohave
(Historic)
Historic

Moki
(Historic)
Historic

Moki and others
(Historic)
Historic

Molalla
(Historic)
Historic

Mon-e-da
(Historic)
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Historic

Munsee
(Historic)
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Present Day

Nambe Pueblo
(Historic)
Historic

Navabo
(Historic)
Historic

Navaho
(Historic)
Historic

Navajo
(Present Day)
Present Day


Nem-shaw
(Historic)
Historic

New-chow-we
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Present Day


Nez Percé
(Historic)
Historic

Historic

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Nir-muck
(Historic)
Historic

Niskwali
(Historic)
Historic


No-to-no-to
(Historic)
Historic

Noe-ma-noe-ma
(Historic)
Historic

Noi-me-noi-me
(Historic)
Historic

Nome Cult
(Historic)
Historic

Nome Lackee
(Historic)
Historic


Nook-choo
(Historic)
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Historic




O-de-I-lah
(Historic)
Historic


Okanagan
(Historic)
Historic

Omaha
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

On-o-po-ma
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Present Day

Present Day

Present Day

Osage
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Oto
(Historic)
Historic


Ottawa
(Historic)
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Ottowa
(Historic)
Historic

Owen's river
(Historic)
Historic

Paiute
(Historic)
Historic

Historic

Present Day




Pal-wis-ha
(Historic)
Historic


Papago
(Historic)
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Historic

Pas-ke-sa
(Historic)
Historic


Pawnee
(Historic)
Historic


Present Day

Payallup
(Historic)
Historic


Pecos Pueblo
(Historic)
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Historic

Peoria
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Piankishaw
(Historic)
Historic


Picuris Pueblo
(Historic)
Historic

Piegan
(Historic)
Historic

Pillager
(Historic)
Historic

Pima
(Historic)
Historic


Pit-cat-chee
(Historic)
Historic

Po-ho-nee-chee
(Historic)
Historic

Po-ken-well
(Historic)
Historic

Po-mo
(Historic)
Historic

Po-to-yan-ti
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Historic

Poho-neche
(Historic)
Historic

Pojoaque Pueblo
(Historic)
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Present Day

Present Day

Ponka
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day


Potawatomi
(Historic)
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Puyallup
(Historic)
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Quapaw
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day


Qui-nai-elt
(Historic)
Historic

Quil-leh-ute
(Historic)
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Quillehute
(Historic)
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Quinaielt
(Historic)
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River Crow
(Historic)
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S'Homamish
(Historic)
Historic

Sa-heh-wamish
(Historic)
Historic


Present Day


Sage-womnee
(Historic)
Historic


Sai-nell
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day


Historic

Historic

San Im-iri
(Historic)
Historic

San Imirio
(Historic)
Historic

San Juan Pueblo
(Historic)
Historic


San Luis Rey
(Historic)
Historic


Sandia Pueblo
(Historic)
Historic

Historic

Historic




Santee Sioux
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Historic

Sauk and Fox
(Historic)
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Scoton
(Historic)
Historic


Se-na-hu-ow
(Historic)
Historic

Seminole
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Present Day


Present Day

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Present Day

Seneka
(Historic)
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Historic

Historic


Shawnee
(Historic)
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Present Day

Sheepeater
(Historic)
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Shoshone
(Historic)
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Shoshone-Goship
(Historic)
Historic


Shoshoni
(Historic)
Historic


Historic

Si-yan-te
(Historic)
Historic

Sia Pueblo
(Historic)
Historic

Sim-sa-wa
(Historic)
Historic

Sioux
(Historic)
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Historic

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Historic

Sioux, Rosebud
(Historic)
Historic

Sioux, Sisseton
(Historic)
Historic

Historic

Sioux, Wahpeton
(Historic)
Historic


Six Nations
(Historic)
Historic

Sklallam
(Historic)
Historic

Historic


Historic

Snake
(Historic)
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So-ho-nut
(Historic)
Historic



Southern Apache
(Historic)
Historic


Present Day

Spokane
(Historic)
Historic


Squaxin
(Historic)
Historic


Squiaitl
(Historic)
Historic




Steh-chass
(Historic)
Historic

Steilacoom
(Historic)
Historic

Stockbridge
(Historic)
Historic



Su-ca-ah
(Historic)
Historic

Su-nu
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Suquamish
(Historic)
Historic



T'Peeksin
(Historic)
Historic

Ta-che
(Historic)
Historic


Tall-in-chee
(Historic)
Historic

Tamaroa
(Historic)
Historic

Taos Pueblo
(Historic)
Historic

Tat-nah
(Historic)
Historic

Te-jon
(Historic)
Historic


Tejon
(Historic)
Historic

Tesuque Pueblo
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day



To-ci-a
(Historic)
Historic

To-e-ne-che
(Historic)
Historic

To-lum-ne
(Historic)
Historic

To-to
(Historic)
Historic

Toc-de
(Historic)
Historic


Present Day

Present Day

Toom-na
(Historic)
Historic


Tu-huc-mach
(Historic)
Historic

Tule River
(Historic)
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Present Day

Present Day

Uintah Uta
(Historic)
Historic

Umatilla
(Historic)
Historic

Umpqua
(Historic)
Historic

Historic


Historic

Present Day

Uta
(Historic)
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Historic




Uva
(Historic)
Historic

Wa-cha-et
(Historic)
Historic

Wack-sa-che
(Historic)
Historic

Wahpekuta
(Historic)
Historic

Wahpeton
(Historic)
Historic

Wai-de-pa-can
(Historic)
Historic

Walapai
(Historic)
Historic


Walla-walla
(Historic)
Historic

Wan-nuck
(Historic)
Historic

Washo
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Wat-sa-he-wa
(Historic)
Historic

We-chil-la
(Historic)
Historic

We-mal-che
(Historic)
Historic

We-mil-che
(Historic)
Historic

Wea
(Historic)
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Historic


Historic


Wic-chum-ne
(Historic)
Historic

Wichita
(Historic)
Historic


Wil-lay
(Historic)
Historic

Winnebago
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day


Winnibagoshish
(Historic)
Historic

Wo-la-si
(Historic)
Historic

Wo-pum-ne
(Historic)
Historic

Wo-wol
(Historic)
Historic

Wyandot
(Historic)
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Historic

Present Day

Y-lac-ca
(Historic)
Historic

Ya-cum-na
(Historic)
Historic

Ya-ma-do
(Historic)
Historic

Ya-wil-chine
(Historic)
Historic

Yakima
(Historic)
Historic

Yankton Sioux
(Historic)
Historic

Present Day

Yas-see
(Historic)
Historic


Yo-kol
(Historic)
Historic

Yo-lum-ne
(Historic)
Historic

Yol-la-mer
(Historic)
Historic


Yu-ki-as
(Historic)
Historic

Yuma
(Historic)
Historic

Yut-duc
(Historic)
Historic


Zuñi
(Historic)
Historic