Indian country

Indian country
Also known as: Domestic dependent nations
Category	Political divisions
Location	United States
Number	574 federally recognized tribes, 326 Indian reservations, 229 Alaska Native tribal entities (as of 2025)
Government	Federally recognized tribe, State recognized tribe
Subdivisions	Indian reservation

Indian country is any of the self-governing Native American or American Indian communities throughout the United States. Colloquially, this refers to lands governed by federally recognized tribes and state recognized tribes. As a legal category, it includes "all land within the limits of any Indian reservation", "all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States", and "all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished." Native Tribes which are not recognized by the government can seek recognition. Multiple tribes that had their relationship with the federal government terminated have not regained federal recognition.

The American military has since applied the term to sovereign land outside its control, including land in Vietnam.