Civics Test Question 117: Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

A question from the 2025 civics test, with the answers USCIS publishes and our explanation.

Translation

117

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.说出一个美国的印第安部落。Mencione una tribu de indígenas americanos de los Estados Unidos.

Official answers

Any one of these is correct.

Apache阿帕奇
Blackfeet黑脚
Cayuga卡尤加
Cherokee切罗基
Cheyenne夏延
Chippewa齐佩瓦
Choctaw乔克托
Creek克里克
Crow克罗
Hopi霍皮
Huron休伦
Inupiat因纽皮雅特
Lakota拉科塔
Mohawk莫霍克
Mohegan莫希干
Navajo纳瓦霍
Oneida奥奈达
Onondaga奥农达加
Pueblo普韦布洛
Seminole塞米诺尔
Seneca塞内卡
Shawnee肖尼
Sioux苏族
Teton提顿
Tuscarora塔斯卡洛拉

For a complete list of tribes, please visit bia.gov.

Explanation

There are hundreds of federally recognized American Indian tribes; the answer list includes some, such as Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Apache and Hopi. Naming one is enough; the full list is on bia.gov.

Memory tip

💡 Easiest: Cherokee, or Navajo.

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