Tennessee
Community meetings, gatherings, classes and celebrations, and the tribes and organizations behind them, all in one place so you can find your community.
Population is the 2020 Census count of people identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native alone or in combination, rounded down to the nearest thousand. Rank uses the same count. Tribe totals reflect headquarters and official state recognition; federal and state counts may overlap. No federally or state-recognized tribe is based in Tennessee. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (headquartered in North Carolina) runs the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum here.
Listings last reviewed October 30, 2026.
Other statesWhat's happening in Tennessee
Events appear once the host announces the date and come down after the last day.
- Nov14Family program
The First Tennesseans Saturday
Warner Park Nature Center, Nashville · family program on Tennessee's earliest peoples · 10–11 a.m. · Government source
Annual events to watch for (1)
Usually held around this time of year. Dates have not been announced yet, so check with the host before you go.
- NovTBACelebration
IndigeNash Festival
Nashville · a week of Native art, music, film, fashion, food and an artisan market · Host's page
Tribes & organizations
Tribes and organizations can claim their listing for free to keep it current and connect their public calendar.
Federally recognized tribes headquartered in Tennessee
None. No federally recognized tribe is headquartered in Tennessee.
State-recognized tribes
None. Tennessee has no state-recognized tribes.
Nations headquartered elsewhere with a place in Tennessee
These nations are headquartered in other states and have land, places or community ties here, named on each card. Each nation has one listing: it claims it once, from its home state, and its updates and events held here show on this page too. Being listed here does not mean a nation is headquartered or officially recognized in Tennessee.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Urban and intertribal organizations
Native American Indian Association of Tennessee
IndigeNash
United South and Eastern Tribes
Community resources
Community centers, health and family services, elder and youth programs, and job training for Native people.
No community resources are listed yet.
Education & culture
Indian Education programs, tribal colleges and university programs, museums, language programs and research resources.
College programs
Native American and Indigenous Studies
Museums and public places
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum
Red Clay State Historic Park
C.H. Nash Museum at Chucalissa
Pinson Mounds State Archaeological Park
Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art
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Where to look for Native American genealogy records in Tennessee.
"Ay, jitos, Tennessee records often lead through Cherokee agency papers, removal records and family names carried west. Start with your relatives and Tennessee counties, then follow the documents to the nation they actually name."
- Tennessee State Library and Archives: Native American genealogy
- National Archives at Atlanta: genealogy guide with Cherokee agency records
- National Archives: Eastern Cherokee and removal rolls
- National Archives: Dawes Rolls (Five Tribes)
- BIA: tracing American Indian and Alaska Native ancestry
- FamilySearch: Tennessee Indigenous Peoples research guide