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117. Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Official answer

  • • Apache
  • • Blackfeet
  • • Cayuga
  • • Cherokee
  • • Cheyenne
  • • Chippewa
  • • Choctaw
  • • Creek
  • • Crow
  • • Hopi
  • • Huron
  • • Inupiat
  • • Lakota
  • • Mohawk
  • • Mohegan
  • • Navajo
  • • Oneida
  • • Onondaga
  • • Pueblo
  • • Seminole
  • • Seneca
  • • Shawnee
  • • Sioux
  • • Teton
  • • Tuscarora

Why

There are many federally recognized tribes, such as the Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, and Apache.

Answers verified against USCIS materials. Last checked 2026-07-17.

Official source: USCIS — 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025)