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Native American Tribes of the Mainland U.S. in 1500 on a Map
By 1500, European presence in the Americas was still a recent development, with essentially no settlements or lasting presence in the area that is now the modern-day United States. The region was home to numerous diverse and well-established indigenous societies, each with distinct cultures, languages, and territories across the region. Can you name the indigenous nations within the modern-day boundaries of the contiguous United States around 1500?
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According to this map.
Not including separate bands or subtribes.
Both English common names and native names accepted.
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Last updated: November 3, 2025
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| First submitted | October 29, 2025 |
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15 Comments
Pontiac
+3
Level 62
Oct 29, 2025
Awesome quiz! I always enjoy seeing these quizzes
Dekkie
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Level 55
Oct 29, 2025
Thanks!
PeregrineFalcon
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Level 79
Oct 29, 2025
Impressive! But why isn't "Oodham" acceptable for the several Oodham tribes? It does work with Apache
Dekkie
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Level 55
Oct 29, 2025
Thanks! This should work now.
JohnGisMe
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Level 63
Oct 29, 2025
You may want to rename this to say American Indian Tribes. Many of them (though certainly not all of them) actually take offense to the term "Native American", even though it was originally intended to be less offensive. From what I understand, they view it as if one of the few things that Europeans gave them, that being the collective name "Indian", is being taken away from them. I believe CGP Grey made a YouTube video about it around 5 years ago called "The Unstable Balance Between Insider and Outsider Words".
Dekkie
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Level 55
Oct 29, 2025
I believe keeping the title as it is right now is fine. There are multiple featured quizzes on the site that also use the term Native American in their titles - I believe that, at the end of the day, you’re not going to find a solution that will satisfy everyone in these type of discussions.
Jiaozira
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Level 72
Nov 5, 2025
Maybe things vary in the States, but in Canada the term 'Indian' is old fashioned at best and the more offensive of the two terms at worst (although it is still used in some official settings). Native American is almost certainly a better term in the context of the quiz (with Indigenous perhaps beign an alternate option).
GollossalKitty
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Level 45
Dec 13, 2025
things definitely vary in the states. many nations intentionally refer to themselves as Indian. and keep in mind that the offended population is more likely the "liberal," wealthy, and white people who have more time and reason to worry about that stuff, so in other words its more offensive in Canada. its just a little confusing cuz Indian-Americans exist and are more popular.
chaostess
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Level 68
Oct 30, 2025
Very interesting quiz! I appreciate the work put into the map!
Dekkie
+1
Level 55
Oct 30, 2025
Thank you!
mdoawgg
+3
Level 58
Oct 30, 2025
I've been waiting for this quiz!
Dekkie
+1
Level 55
Oct 30, 2025
Thanks!
ooftownroad
+3
Level 70
Oct 31, 2025
More of these please!
ooftownroad
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Level 70
Nov 3, 2025
Shouldn't Sxwyilpx (Sx̌ʷyʔiɬpx) be a type in for Colville?
Dekkie
+2
Level 55
Nov 3, 2025
Sxwylpx (without the i) was already an accepted spelling, but I'll make sure to add this one too. I tried to be lenient with a lot of the type-ins. Since there's so many spelling variants, it's very easy to miss some of them.
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