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List of Federally-Recognized Tribes in CA

All Tribal names have been updated as per the Vol. 87, No. 19, Exit Disclaimer: You Are Leaving www.ihs.gov (PDF), Friday, January 28, 2022.

WEST CENTRAL REGION


Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Big Valley Rancheria
Cachil DeHe Band of Wintun Indians of the Colusa Indian Community of the Colusa Rancheria, California
Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria Cahuilla Band of Indians [previously listed as Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation, California]
Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians, California [previously listed as Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California]
Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria, California
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California
Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians of California
Guidiville Rancheria of California
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, California
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria, California Kletsel Dehe Band of Wintun Indians
Koi Nation of Northern California [previously listed as Lower Lake Rancheria, California]
Lytton Rancheria of California
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria, California [previously listed as Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria, California]
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California
Pinoleville Pomo Nation, California [previously listed as Pinoleville Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California]
Potter Valley Tribe, California
Redwood Valley or Little River Band of Pomo Indians
Robinson Rancheria
Round Valley Indian Tribes, Round Valley Reservation, California [previously listed as Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation, California]
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of California
Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation, California

SOUTHERN REGION

Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation, California
Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians, California [previously listed as Augustine Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Augustine Reservation]
Barona Band of Mission Indians
Cabazon Band of Cahuilla Indians, California
Cahuilla Band of Indians [previously listed as Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians of the Cahuilla Reservation, California
Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation, California
Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California (Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California)
Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians, California
Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel, California [previously listed as Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation]
Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation, California
Jamul Indian Village of California
La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians, California
La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation, California
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla an Cupeno Indians, California [previously listed as Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla & Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation]
Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation, California
Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation, California
Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California [previously listed as Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation]
Pala Band of Mission Indians
Pauma Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pauma & Yuima Reservation, California
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of the Pechanga Reservation, California
Ramona Band of Cahuilla
Rincon Band of Luiseno Mission Indians of Rincon Reservation, California
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation [previously listed as San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, California]
San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians, California [previously listed as Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Santa Rosa Reservation]
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians, California
Sycuan Band of Kumeyaay Nation
Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, California [previously listed as Torres-Martinez Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California]
Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California
Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation


NORTHERN REGION


Alturas Indian Rancheria, California
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, California
Big Lagoon Rancheria, California
Blue Lake Rancheria, California
Cedarville Rancheria, California
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria, California
Elk Valley Rancheria, California
Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California
Greenville Rancheria [previously listed as Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California]
Hoopa Valley Tribe, California
Karuk Tribe [previously listed as Karuk Tribe of California]
Pit River Tribe, California (includes XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek, and Roaring Creek Rancherias)
Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California
Redding Rancheria, California
Resighini Rancheria, California
Susanville Indian Rancheria, California
Tolowa Dee-ni Nation [previously listed as the Smith River Rancheria, California]
Wiyot Tribe, California (previously listed as the Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe)
Yurok Tribe of the Yurok Reservation, California

 

EAST CENTRAL REGION


Berry Creek Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley [previously listed as Big Pine Band of Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone Indians of the Big Pine Reservation, California]Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California [previously listed as Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California]
Bishop Paiute Tribe [previously listed as Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony, California]
Bridgeport Indian Colony [previously listed as Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California]
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
California Valley Miwok Tribe, California
Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the
Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation, California
Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California
Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians [previously listed as Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California]
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe [previously listed as Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation, California]
Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California
Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria, California
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians of California, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), California
Table Mountain Rancheria [previously listed as Table Mountain Rancheria of California]
Tejon Indian Tribe
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, California
Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria of California
United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California
Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation, California
Wilton Rancheria, California