Overview
The Eastern Regional Office is located in Nashville, Tennessee. Under the Regional office are Agencies located in Cherokee, North Carolina, Hollywood, Florida, and Philadelphia, Mississippi. The New York Field Office formerly located in Syracuse, New York, is temporarily located in Cherokee, North Carolina.
The Region encompasses a dynamic and diverse mix of Tribes and natural resources. There are over 62,000 Tribal Members that make up the 34 Tribes under the Eastern Region’s jurisdiction. The service area includes 460,980 acres held in trust, and 102,677 acres of restricted lands. The Eastern Region’s jurisdictional area consists of the states from Maine to Florida over to Louisiana and up to Illinois. Despite covering 27 states, there are only 12 states inhabited by federally recognized tribes in the Eastern Region.
| Tribes | Location |
|---|---|
| Catawba Indian Tribe | South Carolina |
| Cayuga Nation | New York |
| Chickahominy Indian Tribe | Virginia |
| Chickahominy Indians - Eastern Division | Virginia |
| Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana | Louisiana |
| Coushatta Indian Tribe of Louisiana | Louisiana |
| Eastern Band of Cherokee | North Carolina |
| Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | Maine |
| Jena Band of Choctaw Indians | Louisiana |
| Mashantucket Pequot Tribe | Connecticut |
| Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe | Massachusetts |
| Miccosukee Tribe | Florida |
| Mi'kmaq Nation | Maine |
| Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians | Mississippi |
| Mohegan Indian Tribe | Connecticut |
| Monacan Indian Nation | Virginia |
| Nansemond Indian Tribe | Virginia |
| Narragansett Indian Tribe | Rhode Island |
| Oneida Indian Nation | New York |
| Onondaga Indian Nation | New York |
| Pamunkey Indian Tribe | Virginia |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe – Indian Township | Maine |
| Passamaquoddy Tribe – Pleasant Point | Maine |
| Penobscot Nation | Maine |
| Poarch Band of Creek Indians | Alabama |
| Rappahannock Tribe, Inc. | Virginia |
| Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe | New York |
| Seminole Tribe of Florida | Florida |
| Seneca Nation of Indians | New York |
| Shinnecock Indian Nation | New York |
| Upper Mattaponi Tribe | Virginia |
| Tonawanda Band of Seneca Indians | New York |
| Tunica/Biloxi Indians of Louisiana | Louisiana |
| Tuscarora Nation | New York |
| Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) | Massachusetts |
