USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The U.S. government officially recognizes 574 Indian tribes in the contiguous 48 states and Alaska. These federally recognized tribes are eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, either directly or through contracts, grants, or compacts.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are currently 574 Federally Recognized Tribes as of 01/28/2022. Visit the Office of Federal Acknowledgment, for information on the federal acknowledgment process.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are approximately 326 Indian land areas in the U.S. administered as federal Indian reservations (i.e., reservations, pueblos, rancherias, missions, villages, communities, etc.).

Detailed explanation-4: -Since 1978, of the 566 federally recognized tribes, 17 have been recognized through the Part 83 process under Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Procedures for Establishing that an American Indian Group Exists as an Indian Tribe.

Detailed explanation-5: –There are 574 federally recognized Indian Nations (variously called tribes, nations, bands, pueblos, communities and native villages) in the United States.