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A federally recognized Tribe is one that is generally “eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.” Federal recognition (also called federal acknowledgment) thus engenders certain rights and protections for a recognized Tribe, including limited sovereign immunity and powers of self-government. There are currently 574 federally recognized Indian Tribes in the United States, according to an annual list published by the Department of the Interior.
Federal recognition (sometimes called federal acknowledgment) is a term of art formalizing a government-to-government relationship between the United States and a particular Indian Tribe. A federally recognized Tribe is generally “eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.” Accordingly, federal recognition engenders certain rights and protections for a recognized Tribe, including limited sovereign immunity and powers of self-government. Of the 574 current federally recognized Tribes, 347 are located within the 48 contiguous states and 227 are located in Alaska.
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