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Discover Native American tribes starting with S, from the Sioux to smaller historic bands, all linked to detailed resources. Each Tribes S entry links to profiles that delve into historical background, language roots, cultural practices, and current affairs.
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.
Sac & Fox Tribe of the Mississippi in Iowa
Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska
Sac & Fox Nation, Oklahoma
Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, Washington
Salish
Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
Lower Elwha Tribal Community, WA
San Juan Pueblo — See Ohkay Owingeh
Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, New York (formerly the St. Regis Band of Mohawk Indians of New York) – See Bottom of Page
Santa Ysabel – See Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel
Santo Domingo Pueblo — See Kewa Pueblo
Seminoles
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians (F)
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma (F)
Seminole Tribe of Florida (F)
Seneca
Seneca Nation of Indians (F)
Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma (F)
Tonawanda Band of Seneca (F)
Shawnee
Absentee Shawnee (F)
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma (F)
Shawnee Tribe (F)
Shawnee Nation United Remnant Band (U)
Shoshone:
Battle Mountain Band, Elko Band Colony, South Fork Reservation and the Wells Band Colony- See Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation
Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation (F), Wyoming
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho (F)
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada (F)
Sioux Tribes
Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (F)
Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation(South Dakota)(F)
Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
Fort Belknap Indian Community of the Fort Belknap Reservation of Montana
Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation
Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
Oglala Sioux Tribe
Prairie Island Indian Community in the State of Minnesota
Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Reservation
Santee Sioux Nation
Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community of Minnesota
Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation, South Dakota (F)
Spirit Lake Tribe (F)
Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of North & South Dakota (F)
Upper Sioux Community
Yankton Sioux Tribe
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Sinixt Tribe — See Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
S’Kallam – See Klallam
Smith River Rancheria – See Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
Elem Indian Colony of Pomo Indians of the Sulphur Bank Rancheria – See Tribes P
The ataaxam people have occupied the San Luis Rey Valley in California since the beginning of time. The San Luis Rey Band of Luiseño Indians has kept its identity as a people within the local communities that now exist on those ancestral tribal lands.
Brief Summary:
Santa Rosa Rancheria is the reservation of the Santa Rosa Indian Community of the Santa Rosa Rancheria. They are a federally recognized Tachi Yokut tribe.
The Shawnee Tribe is one of three federally recognized Shawnee tribes. They were the last Shawnee to relinquish their Ohio territory, and the last Shawnee tribe to gain federal recognition.
According to archeological digs, the Salinan people have occupied the Central Coast and inland areas of Calfornia for 10,000 years. Also known as the Antoniaño, this state recognized indian tribe has over 700 members.
