"There are seven federally recognized Indian tribes in New York State.
They are:

Cayuga Nation of Indians
Oneida Indian Nation of New York
Onondaga Indian Nation
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe
Seneca Nation of Indians
Tonawanda Band of Seneca
Tuscarora Nation

Additionally, there are two tribes on Long Island that have state, but
not federal, recognition.

Shinnecock Tribe
Unkechauge Nation of Poospatuck Indians

These tribes have a government-to-government relationship with the State
of New York but not with the United States. As a matter of policy, the
State of New York does not grant recognition to or enter into
government-to-government relationships with Indian nations that are not
federally recognized. The Shinnecock and Poospatuck relationship with
the State of New York was cultivated in colonial times when on July 2,
1700 the Poospatuck received a deed for land from William Tangier Smith
and on August 16, 1703 the Colony of New York and the Town of
Southhampton gave the Shinnecock a one thousand year lease for certain
land on Long Island. The State continued to treat these groups as Indian
tribes after the American Revolution. Before either of these tribes
could open any form of gambling establishments under the federal Indian
gaming Regulatory Act they would first have to obtain recognition by the
federal Department of the Interior.

A group known as the Ramapough Mountain Indians also have a presence in
the State in Rockland County, but they have been unsuccessful in
obtaining either State of Federal recognition as a Tribe. The Montauk
Indian Nation of Long Island has indicated its intention to apply for
federal recognition."

http://www.racing.state.ny.us/indian/FAQ.html
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