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There are 24 Native American Tribes in New Mexico which include twenty Pueblos (Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambe, Ohkay Owingeh, Picuris, Pojoaque, Sandia, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Santo Domingo, Taos, Tesuque, Ysleta Del Sur, Zuni, and Zia), three Apache tribes (Fort Sill, Jicarilla, and Mescalero), and the Diné (Navajo) Nation. iad.state.nm.us/pueblo-tribes-and-nations/pueblos New Mexico is one of the states, in addition to Alaska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Montana that is estimated to have the highest proportions of Native Americans.
How many Native American Tribes are in the US?
There are at least 574 tribes that are federally recognized and at least 63 tribes that are state recognized. Both federally and state recognized Native American Tribes have status as sovereign Nations within the US.
How large is the American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) population?
The AI/AN population makes up about 1-2% of the total US population according to the US Bureau of the Census.
Who is an American Indian or Alaska Native?
“As a general rule, an American Indian or Alaska Native person is someone who has blood degree from and is recognized as such by a federally recognized tribe or village (as an enrolled tribal member) and/or the United States. Of course, blood quantum (the degree of American Indian or Alaska Native blood from a federally recognized tribe or village that a person possesses) is not the only means by which a person is considered to be an American Indian or Alaska Native. Other factors, such as a person’s knowledge of his or her tribe’s culture, history, language, religion, familial kinships, and how strongly a person identifies himself or herself as American Indian or Alaska Native, are also important. In fact, there is no single federal or tribal criterion or standard that establishes a person's identity as American Indian or Alaska Native.
There are major differences, however, when the term “American Indian” is used in an ethnological sense versus its use in a political/legal sense. The rights, protections, and services provided by the United States to individual American Indians and Alaska Natives flow not from a person's identity as such in an ethnological sense, but because he or she is a member of a federally recognized tribe. That is, a tribe that has a government-to-government relationship and a special trust relationship with the United States. These special trust and government-to-government relationships entail certain legally enforceable obligations and responsibilities on the part of the United States to persons who are enrolled members of such tribes. Eligibility requirements for federal services will differ from program to program. Likewise, the eligibility criteria for enrollment (or membership) in a tribe will differ from tribe to tribe.” https://www.bia.gov/frequently-asked-questions#:~:text=At%20present%2C%20there%20are%20574,Alaska%20Native%20tribes%20and%20villages
Are Native Americans citizens of the US?
Yes, they are US citizens as well as citizens of the states, counties, cities, and towns where they reside. They can also become citizens of their tribes as enrolled tribal members.
"How do I find out about my Native ancestry?"
NAS does not provide individual genealogy, instead we recommend reaching out to the appropriate tribal offices.
