2025 civics test · Question 117 · Recent American History

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.

Any one of these answers is accepted

  • Apache
  • Blackfeet
  • Cayuga
  • Cherokee
  • Cheyenne
  • Chippewa
  • Choctaw
  • Creek
  • Crow
  • Hopi
  • Huron
  • Inupiat
  • Lakota
  • Mohawk
  • Mohegan
  • Navajo
  • Oneida
  • Onondaga
  • Pueblo
  • Seminole
  • Seneca
  • Shawnee
  • Sioux
  • Teton
  • Tuscarora

What this means

Name one American Indian tribe in the United States. There are hundreds to choose from, including:

  • Cherokee
  • Navajo
  • Sioux
  • Apache
  • Iroquois
  • Blackfeet
  • Pueblo
  • Seminole

The USCIS study materials list many federally recognized tribes. Pick any one you can say easily. Cherokee and Navajo are among the most well known.

Answer with any single tribe name.

Why this is on the test

This question recognizes the many Native nations of the United States, and both tests simply ask you to name one tribe.

How this question is asked

On the 2025 civics test, the officer asks up to 20 of the 128 questions out loud and you pass by answering 12 correctly. You answer in your own words. There is no multiple choice and nothing to write down for the civics portion.

This question also appears on the 2008 civics test , as question 87.

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