where are indian reservations located in the us?
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There are approximately 326 Indian land areas in the U.S. administered as federal Indian reservations (i.e., reservations, pueblos, rancherias, missions, villages, communities, etc.). The largest is the 16 million-acre Navajo Nation Reservation located in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah.
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There are 18 federally recognized Indian reservations in San Diego County, more than in any other county in the United States.
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Upper Brule or Rosebud Indian Reservation, with its agency near Mission, South Dakota; and. Pine Ridge Reservation (Oglala Sioux), with its agency at Pine Ridge, South Dakota near the Nebraska border.
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Can people visit Native American reservations? ... Keep in mind that reservations are not tourist attractions, but rather places where people live and work. Some Native American reservations you can visit include: Navajo Nation: Consider attending the annual Navajo Nation Fair, held in September in Window Rock, Arizona.
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The Navajo Nation is the largest Indian reservation in the United States, comprising about 16 million acres, or about 25,000 square miles, approximately the size of the state of West Virginia.
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Today most of the Apache live on five reservations: three in Arizona (the Fort Apache, the San Carlos Apache, and the Tonto Apache Reservations); and two in New Mexico (the Mescalero and the Jicarilla Apache).
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The Nimiipuu people have always resided and subsisted on lands that included the present-day Nez Perce Reservation in north-central Idaho. Today, the Nez Perce Tribe is a federally recognized tribal nation with more than 3,500 citizens.
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There is one Indian reservation in Wyoming, the Wind River Reservation, with headquarters at Fort Washakie. The reservation is the home of some 2,357 Shoshone and 3,501 Arapaho Indians.
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Presently, the Mississippi Choctaw Indian Reservation has eight communities. These communities are located in parts of nine counties throughout the state.
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The Hopi Tribe is a sovereign nation located in northeastern Arizona. The reservation occupies part of Coconino and Navajo counties, encompasses more than 1.5 million acres, and is made up of 12 villages on three mesas.
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Tribes in California currently have nearly 100 separate reservations or Rancherias. There are also a number of individual Indian trust allotments. These lands constitute “Indian Country”, and a different jurisdictional applies in Indian Country.
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There are Apache communities in Oklahoma, Texas, and reservations in Arizona and New Mexico. Apache people have moved throughout the United States and elsewhere, including urban centers. The Apache Nations are politically autonomous, speak several different languages and have distinct cultures.
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There are eight indian reservations in the state of Utah.
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Today, one half of all enrolled Sioux live off the Reservation. Lakota reservations recognized by the U.S. government include: ... Hunkpapa (Standing Rock Reservation North Dakota and South Dakota) Miniconjou (Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, South Dakota)
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There are three reservations in Texas today. The oldest is the Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation in Polk County in southeast Texas, where some 650 live. These Creek remnants were forced into Texas from the southern United States and later allied with the cause of Texas independence from Mexico.
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Today most of the Apache live on five reservations: three in Arizona (the Fort Apache, the San Carlos Apache, and the Tonto Apache Reservations); and two in New Mexico (the Mescalero and the Jicarilla Apache). The White Mountain Apache live on the Fort Apache Reservation.
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Not every federally recognized tribe has a reservation. Federal Indian reservations are generally exempt from state jurisdiction, including taxation, except when Congress specifically authorizes such jurisdiction.