Indian reservation

BIA map of Indian reservations in the continental United States.

In the United States an Indian reservation is land which is managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior. Because the land is federal territory and Native Americans have limited national sovereignty, there are often legal casinos on reservations. In Canada an Indian reserve is a similar institution, although its history is markedly different from that of the reservation in the U.S.

There are about 300 Indian reservations in the United States, meaning not all of the country's 500-plus recognized tribes have a reservation--indeed, some tribes have more than one reservation, others have none.

There are 12 Indian reservations that are larger than Rhode Island (776,960 acres; 3,144 km²) and nine reservations larger than Delaware (1,316,480 acres; 5,327 km²).

The government unit with jurisdiction over Indian reservations is the tribal council, rather than federal, state or county governments. Indian reservations often have their own systems of government, which may or may not replicate the forms of government found outside the reservation. That said, some Indian reservations were laid out by the federal government, others were outlined by the states.

See also

• List of Indian reservations in the United States
• Political divisions of the United States

External links

• BIA full-size map of Indian Reservations in the continental United States (http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/DOCUMENTS/RESERV.PDF)
• BIA index to map of Indian Reservations in the continental United States (http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/DOCUMENTS/ResMapIndex.htm)
• FEMA: Federally recognized Indian reservations (http://www.fema.gov/tribal/indian_reserv.shtm)

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