American Indian
Term · Economic statistics · MLC-T-ECS-000067
Self-identification among people of American Indian descent. Many American Indians report membership in a tribe(s). There are 42 broad categories of tribes, or tribal groupings for American Indians:
• Apache
• Arapaho
• Blackfeet
• Canadian and French American Indian
• Central American Indian
• Cherokee
• Cheyenne
• Chickasaw
• Chippewa
• Choctaw
• Colville
• Comanche
• Cree
• Creek
• Crow
• Delaware
• Hopi
• Houma
• Iroquois
• Kiowa
• Lumbee
• Menominee
• Mexican American Indian
• Navajo
• Osage
• Ottawa
• Paiute
• Pima
• Potawatomi
• Pueblo
• Puget Sound Salish
• Seminole
• Shoshone
• Sioux
• South American Indian
• Spanish American Indian
• Tohono O'Odham
• Ute
| Identifier | MLC-T-ECS-000067 |
|---|---|
| Field | Economic statistics |
| References | U.S. Census Bureau Glossary |
| See also | Census (decennial); Race |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "Self-identification among people of American Indian descent. Many American Indians report membership in a tribe(s). There are 42 broad categories of tribes, or tribal groupings for American Indians:\n\n• Apache\n\n• Arapaho\n\n• Blackfeet\n\n• Canadian and French American Indian\n\n• Central American Indian\n\n• Cherokee\n\n• Cheyenne\n\n• Chickasaw\n\n• Chippewa\n\n• Choctaw\n\n• Colville\n\n• Comanche\n\n• Cree\n\n• Creek\n\n• Crow\n\n• Delaware\n\n• Hopi\n\n• Houma\n\n• Iroquois\n\n• Kiowa\n\n• Lumbee\n\n• Menominee\n\n• Mexican American Indian\n\n• Navajo\n\n• Osage\n\n• Ottawa\n\n• Paiute\n\n• Pima\n\n• Potawatomi\n\n• Pueblo\n\n• Puget Sound Salish\n\n• Seminole\n\n• Shoshone\n\n• Sioux\n\n• South American Indian\n\n• Spanish American Indian\n\n• Tohono O'Odham\n\n• Ute",
"see_also": [
"Census (decennial)",
"Race"
],
"references": [
"U.S. Census Bureau Glossary"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/economic-statistics/american-indian/"
}
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