View Native American tribes whose names begin with the letter F, including active nations and historically extinct groups. This Tribes F index combines federally recognized, state recognized, unrecognized, and extinct tribes in one organized directory. Each listing leads to a dedicated page with information on history, cultural practices, languages, and modern status.
This section is ideal for researchers, educators, and heritage seekers who need authoritative, well-organized resources. From historic alliances to traditional arts, the information here provides both overview and direction to deeper research.
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria – See Tribes R
The Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe of South Dakota is a federally recognized tribe of Santee Dakota people. Their reservation is the Flandreau Indian Reservation. The tribe are members of the Mdewakantonwan people, one of the sub-tribes of the Isanti (Santee) Dakota originally from central Minnesota.
The Forest County Potawatomi Community belongs to an alliance known as the "Council of Three Fires" that was started long ago among three brothers who shared similar lands and backgrounds. Their decendants are of the Anishinabe (Ojibwe, Ojibwa, Ojibway) tribes and once lived mostly in the eastern part of North America.
This federally recognized tribe is made up of members from two tribes: the Assiniboine and the Gros Ventre.
The Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California is a federally recognized tribe of Northern Paiute Indians. The Paiute members are descended from the Northern Paiute Kidütökadö Band (Gidu Ticutta - "Yellow-bellied marmot-Eaters," also called “Northern California Paiute”).
The Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Paiute and Shoshone people in Inyo County, California.
The Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone peoples, located in McDermitt, Nevada and Oregon.