Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs [267A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.000000] AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice publishes the current list of 575 Tribal entities recognized by and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) by virtue of their status as Indian Tribes. DATES: The list is updated from the notice published on December 11, 2024 ( 89 FR 99899 ). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Shyla Joe, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Deputy Director, Office of Indian Services, Mail Stop 3645-MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240. Telephone number: (202) 513-0783. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of November 2, 1994 (Pub. L. 103-454; 108 Stat. 4791, 4792), in accordance with section 83.6(a) of part 83 of Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations , and in exercise of authority delegated to the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs under 25 U.S.C. 2 and 9 and 209 DM 8. Published below is an updated list of federally recognized Indian Tribes within the contiguous 48 states and Alaska. This list includes the addition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina following the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 on December 18, 2025. The legislation recognized the Lumbee ( printed page 4103) Tribe of North Carolina, while setting forth certain conditions on the Trib…