U.S. Native American Indian Tribes

U.S. Native American Indian Tribes

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Picture of George Colbert, Chickasaw chief

George Colbert: The Legacy of a Chickasaw Chief

May 31, 2026

I spent overe 10 years on the road selling Native American crafts at pow wows across the United States, visiting a different reservation nearly every week. I have a personal reason to�

Salish language family map showing the branches of the Salishan language tree

Salishan Language Tree: Branches, Tribes, and Native Languages of the Pacific Northwest

June 1, 2026

I’ve spent over 25 years researching Native American tribal nations, languages, and cultures at AAANativeArts.com. The Pacific Northwest tribes covered in this article are among the ones I’ve followed most closely, including�

Quinault Indian Nation

May 31, 2026

The Quinault Indian Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Quinault, Queets, Quileute, Hoh, Chehalis, Chinook, and Cowlitz people. They are a Southwestern Coast Salish people of the Pacific Northwest Coast.

Quinault Language Translations to English

May 15, 2026

The Quinault language is the traditional language of the Quinault people of Washington State. It belongs to the Salishan language family, a large family of Native languages spoken in the Pacific Northwest�

Standing Rock Sioux Reservation

May 14, 2026

Views: 3129 The lands of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe were reduced to a reservation by the Act of March 2, 1889. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribal members are descendants of the Teton�

Mississippi Mound Builders

May 14, 2026

Mississippi Mound Builders were not limited to just the Mississippi River Valley. Ancient civilizations built mounds in a large area from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico and from the�

Cedarville Rancheria

May 14, 2026

The Cedarville Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Northern Paiute people in Modoc County, California.

Picture of Graylock, Western Abenaki Missisquoi chief

Graylock, Western Abenaki Missisquoi chief of Woronoco/Pocomtuc ancestry

May 14, 2026

Graylock (c. 1670 to 1750) was a Western Abenaki Missisquoi chief of Woronoco/Pocomtuc ancestry, born near Westfield, Massachusetts.

Picture of Louis Cook, Seven Nations chief

Louis Cook (1737-1814) was a chief and warrior of the Seven Nations

May 14, 2026

The Seven Nations, also known as the Seven Fires Council, was a confederation of seven Algonquin-speaking tribes that lived in the northeastern region of North America. The member tribes were the Anishinaabe�

Picture of Frank Longtoe, the Masked Marvel

Frank Longtoe ( 1871-1949), Abenaki, was known as “The Masked Marvel”

May 14, 2026

Frank Longtoe, also known as the “Masked Marvel,” was a Pocket Billiards Player of Abenaki decent, who always wore a mask and was never photographed without his mask. The masked Marvel accepted�