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108th Congressional Districts by American Indian Areas Table


Table Description

This table lists the American Indian area names alphabetically within each subject state and provides the congressional district code that relates to each area. If an American Indian area extends into other states, the area name is followed by (pt.). If more than one congressional district relates to the American Indian area, each congressional district code is listed, separated by a comma or a hyphen (e.g. 6-9 represents congressional districts 6, 7, 8 and 9).

Definition

The U.S. Census Bureau tabulates and presents data for American Indian reservations and off-reservation trust land areas. This includes the legally defined areas associated with both federally recognized and state-recognized tribes. The Census Bureau also tabulates and presents data for several statistical American Indian areas that are represented in the table. These include Oklahoma Tribal statistical areas, tribal designated statistical areas, and state designated American Indian statistical areas.

A federal American Indian reservation is an area that has been set aside by the United States for the use of one or more federally recognized American Indian tribes. Its boundary is defined by tribal treaty, agreement, executive or secretarial order, federal statute, or judicial determination. The Census Bureau recognizes a federal reservation as territory over which a tribe(s) has primary governmental authority. A state American Indian reservation is an area that a state government has allocated to a tribe recognized by that state, but not by the federal government. American Indian reservations are known as colonies, communities, Indian communities, Indian villages, pueblos, rancherias, ranches, reservations, reserves, and villages.

American Indian trust land is an area for which the United States holds title in trust for the benefit of an American Indian tribe or for an individual American Indian. Trust land may be located on or off a reservation; however, the Census Bureau recognizes and tabulates data only for off-reservation trust land. Census data always associates off-reservation trust land with a specific federally recognized reservation and/or tribal government.

A state designated American Indian statistical area (SDAISA) is a statistical entity delineated for a state-recognized American Indian tribe that does not have a land base (reservation). SDAISAs are identified and delineated for the Census Bureau by a state liaison identified by the governor's office. A SDAISA generally encompasses a compact and contiguous area that contains a concentration of people who identify with a state recognized American Indian tribe and in which there is structured or organized tribal activity.

A tribal designated statistical area (TDSA) is a statistical entity delineated for the Census Bureau by a federally recognized American Indian tribe that does not have a federally recognized land base (a reservation or off-reservation trust land). A TDSA generally encompasses a compact and contiguous area that contains a concentration of people who identify with a federally recognized American Indian tribe and in which there is structured or organized tribal activity.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Author: Geography Division
Created: Feb-03-2003
Last Revised: January 23, 2009 at 02:34:09 PM