Hia C-eḍ O’odham Tribe
The Hia C-eḍ O'odham have often been considered a "Papago subtribe" by anthropologists, along with the Tohono O'odham and several groups that vanished or merged with the Tohono O'odham.
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Browse Native American tribes whose names begin with O, from active communities to those preserved in historical documents. This Tribes O directory includes federal and state recognized tribes, unrecognized tribes and extinct tribes.
KEY:(F)= Federally Recognized, (S)= State Recognized, (T)= Terminated, (U)= Unrecognized, (M)= Mesoamerican Civilizations,(P)= Petitioning for Recognition, (C)= Canadian Tribes, (E)= Extinct, (IRA)= Indian Reorganization Act
Inclusion on this site does NOT mean an endorsement has been made for recognition of any particular tribe. All entities claiming to be US indian tribes that we are aware of have been included for completeness. Where known, we have indicated official tribal status with our Key Chart, based on information released by the BIA as of January 2026.
In many cases we have not verified the validity of the claim of tribal status, and leave it to your own common sense or further research to validate tribal claims.
Alternate names in parenthesis are either older names that were once used to identify that tribe, or they are misspellings.
Links to tribal profile pages are at the bottom of the page.
US tribes starting with O
Ojibwe / Chippewa
(Includes Chippewa, Odawa, Ottawa, Ojibwa, and Potawatomi)
In the United States:
Bad River Band of the Lake Superior Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Bay Mills Indian Community
Chippewa-Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation
Citizen Potawatomi Nation (F)
Forest County Potawatomi
Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Hannaville Indian Community
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
La Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Lac de Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe – See Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians
Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Potawatomi (formerly Gun Lake Band of Grand River Ottawa Indians and as part of Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, Units 3 and 4)
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe
Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (F)
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
Prairie Band of Potawatomi Nation Kansas (formerly the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians) (F)
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians
Saginaw Chippewa Indians
Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan
Sokaogon Chippewa Community
St. Croix Chippewa Indians
Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
In Canada:
M’Chigeeng First Nation (formerly “West Bay First Nation”)
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma
Sheshegwaning First Nation, Ontario
Walpole Island First Nation, on unceded territory of Walpole Island located between Ontario and Michigan
Wikwemikong First Nation, located on the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve, Ontario
Zhiibaahaasing First Nation, Ontario (formerly “Cockburn Island First Nation”)
Other recognized/status governments with significant Odawa populations
Aamjiwnaang First Nation (Sarnia), Ontario
Aundeck-Omni-Kaning First Nation (Sucker Creek), Ontario
Chippewas of Kettle & Stony Point, Ontario
Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation, Ontario (formerly “Cape Croker First Nation”)
Chippewas of the Thames (Caradoc), Ontario
Garden River First Nation, Ontario
Mattagami First Nation, Ontario
Mississauga First Nation, Ontario
Saugeen First Nation, Ontario
Serpent River First Nation, Ontario
Sheguiandah First Nation, Ontario
Thessalon First Nation, Ontario
Whitefish Lake First Nation, Ontario
Whitefish River First Nation, Ontario
Unrecognized/non-status Odawa governments
Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan (formerly “Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, Unit 8”, currently recognized by Michigan)
Genesee Valley Indian Association (formerly Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, Unit 9)
Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians, Michigan (formerly Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, Unit 3, currently recognized by Michigan)
Mackinac Bands of Chippewa and Ottawa Indians, Michigan(formerly “Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, Units 11 through 17”, currently recognized by Michigan)
Maple River Band of Ottawa, Michigan
Muskegon River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan (formerly “Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, Unit 5”)
Ottawa Colony Band of Grand River Ottawa Indians, Michigan (currently recognized only as part of the Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan) (formerly part of Northern Michigan Ottawa Association, Unit 3)
Omaha Tribes:
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska, (F) (Nebraska)
Oneida Tribes:
Oneida Nation of New York, (F) (New York)
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin, (F) (Wisconsin)
Osage Tribes:
Osage Nation – See Onondaga Nation of New York (F) (New York)
The Osage Nation(F) (Oklahoma)
Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians, (F) (Oklahoma)
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Muwekma Ohlone Tribe
The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe comprises all of the known surviving Native American lineages indigenous to the San Francisco Bay region who trace their ancestry through the Mission Dolores, Mission Santa Clara and Mission San Jose and who descend from members of the historic Federally Recognized Verona Band of Alameda County.
They received a favorable opinion from the U.S. District in Washington, D.C., of their court case to expedite the reaffirmation of the tribe as a federally recognized tribe on September 21, 2006. The Advisory Council on California Indian Policy assisted in their case. They lost the case in 2011, and have filed an appeal.
Oglala Sioux Tribe
The Oglala Sioux Tribe is a federally recognized indian tribe who are members of a major Sioux division known as the Western or Teton Sioux. The Lakota are the westernmost of the three Siouan language groups. The tribe prefers to be known as the Oglala Lakota Nation.
Ohkay Owingeh
Ohkay Owingeh is an Indian pueblo and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. This pueblo was founded around 1200 AD. These pueblo people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans.
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
The Omaha are a federally recognized Native American tribe which lives on the Omaha Reservation in northeastern Nebraska and western Iowa. They migrated to the upper Missouri area and the Great Plains by the late 17th century from earlier locations in the Ohio River Valley. The Omaha tribe were the first tribe on the Northern Plains to adopt an equestrian culture.
Oneida Nation of New York
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