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2008 test · Question 87 of 100

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

American History · Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information

Answers from the USCIS list

Give one of these answers.

  • Easy answer to learnNavajo
  • Cherokee
  • Sioux
  • Chippewa
  • Choctaw
  • Pueblo
  • Apache
  • Iroquois
  • Creek
  • Blackfeet
  • Seminole
  • Cheyenne
  • Arawak
  • Shawnee
  • Mohegan
  • Huron
  • Oneida
  • Lakota
  • Crow
  • Teton
  • Hopi
  • Inuit

USCIS note: [USCIS Officers will be supplied with a list of federally recognized American Indian tribes.]

Our explanation

American Indians are also called Native Americans. A tribe is a group with its own culture, language, and government. Today there are over 500 tribes in the United States. Name one, like Cherokee, Navajo, or Sioux.

Remember it

Pick one easy name to remember, like Navajo or Hopi.

Source

USCIS 2025 Study Guide (M-1175) p. 55: “Native Americans are also called American Indians. Today, there are over 500 American Indian tribes in the United States.” p. 43: each tribe had “their own culture, religion, traditions, language, and form of government.”

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