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TABLE B

    Indian Tribes, Bands and Communities Under Constitutions and Charters as Approved by the Secretary of the Interior in Accordance with the Indian Reorganization Act, Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act, Alaska Reorganization Act

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TRIBES ORGANIZED UNDER THE INDIAN REORGANIZATION ACT

The following list shows Indian tribes grouped by agencies which are under Constitutions and Charters as approved by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act, the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act,

 

Agency and Reservation

Official Name of Organization

Constitution Approved

Charter Ratified

Population

Blackfeet:
    Blackfeet

The Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation

Dec. 13, 1935
Amend. 1, Jan.18,1946

Aug. 15, 1936

4,494

Carson:
     Duckwater
 

The Duckwater Tribe of the
Duckwater Reservation, Nevada

Nov.28,1940 Amend.1,June 6, 1944

Nov.30,1940

15

Fort McDermitt The Fort McDermitt Pauite and Shoshone Tribe, Nevada July 2 1936  Nov.21, 1936
Amend.1
June 20, 1945
280
Pyramid Lake Reno-Sparks Walker River  The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Nevada The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Nevada
The Walker River Paiute Tribe, Nevada
  Jan.15,1936
Jan.15,1936
March 26, 1937
Amend. 1 July 12, 1945
 Nov.21,1936
Jan. 7,1938
May8,1937
558
191
461
Washoe
(Dresslerville)
The Washoe Tribe, Nevada Jan. 24, 1936 Feb. 27,1937
Amend. June 25,1939
 163
  Yerington
Yomba
The Yerington Paiute Tribe, Nevada
The Yomba Shoshone Tribe Nevada
 Jan. 4, 1937    
Cherokee: (N. C.)
Catawa
The Catawba Tribe of Indians South Carolina June 30, 1944    
 Cheyenne River:
   Cheyenne River
 The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, South Dakota  Dec. 27,1935    3,583
 Choctaw:
   Choctaw
The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians May 22, 1945   2,281
Colorado River
        Colorado River
The Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Reservation, Arizona and California Aug. 13, 1937   845
Fort Yuma The Quechan Tribe, California Dec. 18, 1936   913

Agency and Reservation

 Official Name of Organization

Constitution Approved

 

 Charter Ratified Population
Consolidated    Chippewa:
        White Earth
          Leech Lake
           Fond du Lac
      Bois Fort
             Grand Portage
The Minnesota Chippewa Tribe July 24, 1936 Nov. 23, 1937 13,610
Consolidated Ute:

Southern Ute

Ute Mountain

The Southern Ute Tribe of the Southern Ute Reservation, Colorado


The Ute Mountain Tribe of the Ute Mountain Reservation, Colorado
Nov. 4, 1936
Amend.I,Oct.15,1942
Amend. II, Feb. 28, 1946

June 6,1940
Nov.1,1938 423
Crow Creek:
     Lower Brule
The Lower Brule Tribe, South Dakota Nov.27,1935
Amended Jan. 6, 1941
July 11, 1935 619
Flandreau:
     Flandreau
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe,
South Dakota
Apr. 24, 1936
Amended Jan. 6, 1941
Oct. 31, 1936 355
Flathead:
     Flathead
The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, Montana

Oct. 28, 1935


Apr. 25, 1936


3,208
Fort Apache:
     Fort Apache

White Mountain Apache Tribe, Arizona
 

Aug. 25, 1938
 
2,892
Fort Belknap:
     Fort Beldknap
Fort Belknap Indian Community, Montana Dec. 13 1935
Amended Feb.7 1944
Aug. 25, 1937 1,600
Fort Berthold:
     Fort Berthod
The Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota
June 29, 1936

Apr. 24, 1937

1,791
Fort Hall:
     Fort Hall
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation, Idaho
April 30, 1936

Apr. 17, 1937

1,881
Grande Ronde-Siletz:
Grande Ronde
The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, Oregon
May 23, 1936

Aug. 22, 1936

473

Agency and Reservation

 

 Official Name of Organization

Constitution Approved 

 Charter Ratified

 

Population

 

Great Lakes:
Bad River
The Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians Wisconsin June 20, 1935
Amended Dec. 1, 1942
Amend. II , Oct 31, 1944
May 21, 1938 1,259
Bay Mills The Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan Nov. 4, 1936
Amended Nov. 27, 1937
Nov. 27, 1937 190
Hannahville The Hannahville Indian Community, Michigan July 23, 1936 August 21, 1937 108
L'Anse Keweenah Bay Indian Community, Michigan Dec. 17, 1936 July 17, 1937 939
Lac du Flambeau Lac du Flambeau Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Aug. 15, 1936
Amend. I & III
June 25, 1943
Amend. II, Oct. 12, 1944

May 8, 1937
Amended Nov.8, 1941

882

Mole Lake

The Sokoagon Chippewa Community, Wisconsin

Nov. 9, 1938

Oct. 7, 1920

187

Potawatomi

The Forest County Potawatomi Community, Wisconsin

Feb. 6, 1937

Oct. 30, 1937

310

 

Red Cliff

The Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians, Wisconsin

June 1, 1936

Oct. 24, 1935
Amended Nov. 12, 1938

643

St. Croix

St.Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin

Nov. 12, 1942

 

 

Hoopa Valley:
   Quartz Valley
Quartz Valley Indian Community, California June 15, 1939 March 12, 1940 29
Hopi:
   Hopi
The Hopi Tribe, Arizona Dec. 19, 1936   3,444
Jicarilla:
   Jicarilla
The Jicarilla Apache Tribe of New Mexico Aug. 4, 1937 Sept. 4, 1937 743
Kiowa (See Oklahoma)        
Ala. Coushatta The Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Aug. 19, 1938 Oct. 17, 1939 344
Mescalero:
      Mescalero
The Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico Mar. 25, 1936 Aug. 1, 1936 790
Northern Idaho:
Kalispel
The Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Washington Mar. 24, 1938 May 28, 1938 100
Papago:
        Gila Bend
     Papago
         San Xavier
The Papago Tribe, Arizona Jan. 6, 1937   6,217

Agency and Reservation

 

 Official Name of Organization

Constitution Approved 

Charter Ratified

 

 Population

 

Pima:
Fort McDowell
The Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community Arizona Nov. 24, 1936 June 6, 1938 193
Gila River The Gila River Pima-Maricopa Community of the Salt River May 14, 1936 Feb. 28, 1938 4,865
Salt River The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona June 11, 1940   1,172
Pine Ridge:
     Pine Ridge
The Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota Jan. 15, 1936   9,204
Pipestone School:
Lower Sioux
The Lower Sioux Tribe in the State of Minnesota June 11, 1936 July 17, 1937 192
Prairie Island The Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota June 20, 1936 July 23, 1937 94
Potawatomi:
Iowa   
The Iowa Tribe in Nebraska and Kansas Feb. 26, 1937 June 19, 1937 539
Potawatomi:
Kickapoo
The Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas Feb. 26, 1937 June 19, 1937 343
Potawatomi:
    Sac and Fox
The Sac and Fox Tribe of Missouri March 2, 1937
Amended Nov. 25, 1943
June 19, 1937 129
Rocky Boy's
     Rocky Boy's
The Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation, Montana Nov. 23, 1935 July 25, 1936 742
Rosebud:
   Rosebud
The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, South Dakota Dec. 20, 1935 Mar. 16, 1937 6,909
San Carlos:
    San Carlos
The San Carlos Apache Tribe, Arizona Jan. 17, 1936 Oct. 16, 1937 3,103
Sacramento:
  Big Valley
The Bib Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Racheria, California Jan. 15, 1936
Amended May 13, 1940
Oct. 19, 1941 92
Colusa The Cachil Dehe Band of Wintun Indians, California Nov. 23, 1941 Nov. 23, 1941 72
Fort Bidwell The Fort Bidwell Indian Community, California Jan.15, 1936
Amended June 4 1940 and Feb.4, 1942
Nov. 23 1942 117

Agency and Reservation

 

Official Name of Organization

Constitution Approved 

 Charter Ratified

 

Population
Sacramento
    Manchester
The Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchcester Rancherai, California Mar. 11, 1936
Amended May 18, 1940
Feb 27, 1937 92
Round Valley
 
The Covelo Indian Community, California Dec. 16, 1936 Nov., 1937 848
Stewart's Point The Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewart's Point Rancheria, California Mar. 11, 1936
Amended May 19, 1940
  140
Tuolumne The Tuolumne of Me-wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria, California Jan. 15, 1936
Amended May 25, 1940
Feb. 15, 1942 80
Tule River The Rule River Indian Tribe, California Jan. 15, 1936
Amended May 24, 1940
  201
Upper Lake The Upper Lake Band of Pomo Indians of the Upper Lake Rancheria, California (Name changed by amendment Oct. 22, 1941 to Upper Lake Pomo Indian Community) Jan. 15, 1936
Amended May 16, 1940
Amended Oct. 22, 1941
Feb. 15, 1942 72
Wilton The Me-wuk Indian Community of the Wilton Rancheria, California Jan. 15, 1936
Amended May 21, 1940
  28
Taholah:
     Makah
The Makah Indian Tribe, Washington May 16, 1936 Feb.27, 1937 425
Taholah:
Nisqually
The Nisqually Indian Community, Washington Sept. 19 1946   60
Taholah:
     Quileute
The Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation, Washington Nov. 11, 1936 Aug. 21, 1937 287
Taholah:
         Skokomish
The Skokomish Indian Tribe of the Skokomish Reservation, Washington May 3, 1938 July 22, 1939 221
Tomah:
     Isabella
The Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan May 6, 1937 Aug.28, 1937 434
Tomah:
    Oneida
The Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin Dec. 21, 1936
Amended June 3, 1939
May 1, 1937 3,351
Tomah:
           Sac & Fox
The Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa Dec. 20, 1937   473
Tomah:
             Stockbridge
The Stockbridge-Munsee Community, Wisconsin Oct. 30, 1937 May 21, 1938 460
Tongue River:
      Tongue River
The Northern Cheyenne Tribe, Montana Nov. 23, 1935 Nov. 7, 1936 1,618
Truxton Canon:
    Camp Verde Havasupai
The Yavapai-Apache Indian Community, Arizona Feb. 12, 1937   467
Truxton Canon:
Camp Verde
Havasupai
The Havasupai Tribe of the Havasupai Reservation, Arizona Mar. 27, 1939 Oct. 5, 1946 213

Agency and Reservation

 

Official Name of Organization

Constitution Approved 

Charter Ratified

 

Population

 

Hualapai
      (Walapai)
The Hualapai Tribe of the Hualapai Reservation, Arizona Dec. 17, 1938 June 5, 1943 462
Moapa The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians Apr. 17, 1942 May 3, 1942 172
Tulalip:
             Muckleshoot
The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Washington May 13, 1936 Oct. 31, 1936 228
Tulalip:
             Port Gamble
The Port Gamble Indian Community, Washington Sept. 7, 1929 Apr. 5, 1941 192
Tulalip:
      Puyallup
The Puyallup Tribe, Washington May 13, 1936   319
Tulalip:
         Swinomish
The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, Washington Jan. 27, 1936 July 25, 1936 314
Tulalip:
   Tulalip
The Tulalip Tribes, Washington Jan. 24, 1936
Amended Mar. 8, 1941
Oct. 3, 1936 676
Uintah & Ouray:
Kanosh
The Kanosh Band of Pauite Indians Dec. 2, 1942 Aug. 15, 1943  
Uintah & Ouray:
     Uintah & Ouray
The Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, Utah Jan. 19, 1937 Aug. 10, 1938 1,347
Uintah & Ouray:
Shivwits
 The Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians of the Shivwits Reservation, Utah Mar.21, 1940 Aug. 30, 1941 97
United Pueblos:
  Santa Clara
The Pueblo of Santa Clara, New Mexico Dec. 20, 1935
Amended Dec. 19, 1939
  485
Warm Springs:
     Warm Springs
The Confederated Tribe of the Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon Feb. 14, 1938
Amended Dec. 19, 1941
April 23, 1938
Amended
Dec. 19, 1941
778
Western Shoshone
Duck Valley
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada Apr. 20, 1936 Aug. 22, 193 554
Western Shoshone
Elko
The Te-Moak Bands of the Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada Aug. 24, 1938 Dec. 12, 1938

 

80
Western Shoshone
Goshute
The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation in Utah Nov. 25, 1940 Mar. 29, 1941 155
Winnebago:
Omaha
The Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Mar. 30, 1936 Aug. 22, 1936 1,713
Winnebago:
Ponca
The Ponca Tribe of Native Americans, Nebraska Apr. 3, 1936 Aug. 15, 1936 384
Winnebago:
Santee
The Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Apr. 3, 1936 Aug. 22, 1936 1,197
Winnebago:
      Winnebago
The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Apr. 3, 1936 Aug. 15, 1936 1,268
      TOTAL 105,216

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