The Appalachian Region includes three federally recognized and five state recognized Native American Tribal Communities. See the full list and find additional information about Appalachia’s Tribal entities below.

Tribal Communities in Appalachia

Alabama

• Cherokee Tribe of Northeast Alabama
  • Neighbor ARC Counties: Marshall
• Echota Cherokee Tribe of Alabama
  • Neighbor ARC Counties: Cullman, Lawrence, Madison
• Piqua Shawnee Tribe of Alabama
  • Neighbor ARC Counties: Jefferson
• United Cherokee Ani-Yun-Wiya Nation
  • Neighbor ARC Counties: Marshall

Georgia

• Georgia Tribe of Eastern Cherokee
  • Neighbor ARC Counties: Lumpkin

Mississippi

• Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians
  • Reservations: Choctaw
  • Neighbor ARC Counties: Kemper, Noxubee, Winston

New York

• Seneca Nation of Indians of New York
  • Reservations: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Oil Springs
  • Neighbor ARC Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua

North Carolina

• Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina
  • Reservations: Eastern Cherokee
  • Neighbor ARC Counties: Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Swain