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Nations

905 nations and peoples: the 240 treaty parties as the records name them, and 665 governments today.

The federal list is one record among several. Many communities it leaves out signed treaties, lost land, and continue today; they belong here too. Every name shows its source. If a page is about your nation, you can claim it.

Governments today (573)

Listed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the Federal Register, January 30, 2026.

Not on the federal list (92)

State-recognized nations, nations whose federal relationship was terminated, and communities petitioning for or outside federal acknowledgment. Status is recorded as each source states it.

Treaty parties as named in the records (240)

These are the names treaties and federal records used, which are often not the names the peoples used for themselves. Each page links to the present-day governments that carry that history.