Native American & Indigenous Communities

Located in Sacramento and established in 1940, the museum focuses on themes related to California Indian Life: Nature, Spirit, and Family.

Lists state parks and the connections of these parks to California Indian culture and tribes.

The California Indian Heritage Center (CIHC) is located in West Sacramento and is undergoing a phrased build-out. CIHC will be a “center of statewide significance for cultural preservation, learning and exchange, land stewardship based on Native American values, and a place to engage all visitors in celebrating the living cultures of California tribe communities.” See Planning Documents.

Includes links to California State Parks Native American Consultation Policy & Implementation Procedures, California Natural Resources Agency Tribal Consultation Policy, Executive Order B-10-11 (2011) and Executive Order N-15-19 (2019).

NAHC is a commission of nine members established in 1976. Its duties include protecting Native American cultural resources, ensuring that California’s Native American tribes have access to their cultural resources on public lands, and administering the California Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (CalNAGPRA).

Includes links to federal agency websites divided into multiple categories such as Education, Grants & Funding, History etc.

News, publications, and data tools related to Census Bureau data for American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Consultations and meetings with tribe and nation members are noted in various Census publications.

Access to the American Community Survey (ACS) stats, provided yearly, for tribal areas. Categories include People, Jobs, Housing, Economy, and Education.

An agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. Provides federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives of federally-recognized tribes.

AIEO implements federal environmental law to protect human health and the environments in Indian country. This site lists AIEO Priorities, Who We Are, and What We Do.

A landing page with multiple links to environmental programs, areas of consultation & coordination, topic of interest, grants for tribes, in your community news, EPA regional programs, and laws, regulations & policies that affect tribes.

A collaborative project of the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration Website to share the history of and culture of Native Americans.

The mission of BIA is to "enhance the quality of life, to promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian tribes and Alaska Natives."

Created to meet health needs prioritized by American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes or tribally based organizations. NARCH awards promoted research activities to address health concerns identified by tribal communities. NARCH awards tribes or tribal organizations directly. Also provide opportunities for career enrichment.

Lists federally and state recognized tribes “who continue to steward and tend to the lands now with Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks”.

Includes links to maps showing historical tribal territories in California and federally recognized tribes in the United States.

Select Federally or State Recognized Tribes and then select a desired State.

Lists are divided into four regions and based on Federal Register documentation.

Access contact information for tribes through keyword search, navigating to a tribe name, or browsing by area/region. Often, but not always, the tribe will provide a link to its website. This site also includes associated organizations, tribal organizations, and Alaska Native corporations.

USA.gov page includes information on Federally Recognized Indian tribes, Cultural Resources for Native Americans, and Housing Resources for Native Americans.