Native Nations & Homelands

Explore the peoples, places, and living cultures of North America

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Original United States clickable image mapNew York Connecticut Pennsylvania Minnesota Arkansas North Dakota Nebraska Wisconsin Mississippi Michigan Alabama South Dakota Massachusetts Montana Texas Wyoming Idaho Idaho Washington Oregon California California Nevada Nevada Utah Arizona Colorado New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Kansas Iowa Missouri Illinois Indiana Kentucky Tennessee Florida Georgia Virginia South Carolina North Carolina Ohio West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey Rhode Island Maine Vermont New Hampshire Alaska Hawaii
This map uses present-day state borders as navigation—not boundaries of Native homelands. Many nations have lands extending across multiple states. Native nations remain part of the present.
Examples of peoples and histories—not a complete list of nations or territories.Source framework: Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian · Native Knowledge 360°