Are there any active indian tribes left in the United States?

Question

I guess what I meant to ask are there any tribes that still live like they did year ago? Still in Teepee's and hunting for food as they did back then?

Answer 1

I am a Native woman.

All tribes in existence today are active. They fight to restore their traditions, ceremonies, and language.
http://www.500nations.com (for a list and clickable links to tribes in the United States)

Some tribes were fortunate enough to have less interuption by the U.S. government and so were able to keep more of their tradition alive. One such tribe is the Seminole tribe in Florida. They still live in the forest in a traditional way. (There is more than one location for Seminole people so make sure you get it right).

Answer 2

What exactly do you mean by active?

There are many tribes in the US....There are more than 550 federally recognized tribes in the United States, including 223 village groups in Alaska. In 1990 the Census figures showed there were 1,959,234 American Indians and Alaska Natives living in the United States (1,878,285 American Indians, 57,152 Eskimos, and 23,797 Aleuts).

Answer 3

Not everyday. Only the plains tribes (Sioux, Cheyenne, Crow, and some minor tribes) lived in teepees and were nomadic. These tribes live in regular houses, but have summer camps for their children where they try traditional life.

Answer 4

There are hundreds of them. For your information California has the largest number of federally registered Native American tribes and nations. Oklahoma has the largest number of people of Native American descent (followed by California).

Some of the most active nationally are the Seminole in Florida, the Cherokee in Oklahoma (they were in South Carolina before they were kicked out in the Trail of Tears under Pres. Jackson), the Navajo and Hopi in Arizona and New Mexico and the Souix in South Dakota. But there are many many other tribes.

In California and Conecticutt they operate casinos that raise millions of dollars for their tribes and reservations. Many of them are leaders, writers and artists. Colorado has a senator of Native American descent. The Utes were active in the opening ceremonies for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.

Yes, they are doing quite well, in places, but also suffer a great deal in other areas.

Answer 5

Colorado River Indian Tribes
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The Colorado River Indian Tribes consist of four distinct tribes - the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi and Navajo. Their reservations cover 1,119.4445 km² (432.22 sq mi) of land in Riverside and San Bernardino counties in California, and La Paz County, Arizona. Today there are only about 3,500 active members of the tribes. They are located in communities in and around Parker and Poston. The 2000 census reported a population of 9,201 persons residing on the reservation. The main economy for the tribes is derived from the agricultural industry, growing cotton, alfalfa and sorghum. Recently, they've added tourism to the economy with the opening of the BlueWater Resort and Casino. The largest community is the town of Parker.


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Map of Colorado River Indian Tribe reservation land in La Paz County, Arizona.Big River, California
Bluewater, Arizona
Bluewater, California
Parker, Arizona
Poston, Arizona

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Colorado River Reservation, Arizona/California United States Census Bureau
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Answer 6

Depends on what you mean by "active", in any case there are a number of indian tribes in the U.S. that thrive financially and politically. Just consider the number of indian casinos found in the United States, that's a prime example of them being active.

Answer 7

Define active, then travel West of the Mississippi. There are some in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, Wyoming, New Mexico, and I am sure there are more.

Answer 8

the only one that comes to mind are the Inuit or Eskimo. Theys till hunt Whale, seal and other sea mammals the same way they they used to. While their boats may be modern their traditions have stayed the same

Answer 9

uh, NO.

Ever heard the phrase JFGI? Most NATIVE AMERICAN Tribes (Indians live in India) are in the 21st century with the rest of us. And just in case you didn't know, they don't say "how!" or "ugh!" either.