Including this First Nations tribe located in Maine, how many are linked in a confederation?
Penobscot The Penobscot ("Panawahpskek") are an indigenous people in North America with members who reside in the United States and Canada. They are organized as a federally recognized tribe in Maine and as a First Nations band government in the Atlantic provinces.
List of federally recognized tribes There is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. s of 17 2017 , 567 Native American tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United States.