Federally Recognized Tribes in South Dakota
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River
Reservation
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation
Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation
Yankton Sioux Tribe
Tribe(s) in Several States:
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians of North
Dakota (also in Montana and South Dakota)
State Recognized Tribes in South Dakota
Beaver Creek Indians
Edisto Natchez-Kusso Indians (Four Holes Indian
Organization)
Santee Indian Organization (formerly White Oak
Indian Community)
Waccamaw Indian People
Wassamasaw Tribe of Varnertown Indians
State-recognized tribal Groups:
Chaloklowa Chickasaw Indian People
Eastern Cherokee, Southern Iroquois & United
Tribes of South Carolina, Inc. (a.k.a. Cherokee
Indian Tribe of South Carolina or ECSIUT)
Natchez Indian Tribe
Pee Dee Indian Nation of Beaver Creek
Piedmont American Indian Association of South
Carolina (or Piedmont American Indian
Association - Lower Eastern Cherokee Nation
of South Carolina)
State-recognized tribal Special Interest Organization:
American Indian Chamber of Commerce of South
Carolina
Little Horse Creek American Indian Cultural
Center
Some info Updated 12 January 2023
There are certain Indian tribes or groups that are federally recognized and eligible for funding and services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). There are currently 574 federally recognized tribes. For more information on federally recognized tribes, click here. The list also includes Indian tribes or groups that are recognized by the states, when the state has established such authority. This acknowledges their status within the state but does not guarantee funding from the state or the federal government. State-recognized Indian tribes are not federally recognized; however, federally recognized tribes may also be state-recognized.
As Tribal elections and other changes in Tribal leadership occur at various times throughout the year, the information is the most currently available at the time of its update and approval. Because the BIA cannot track all Tribal leadership changes in real time, it does not guarantee the accuracy of Tribal contact information.