Associated Tribes of Scotts Bluff National Monument

Historical records, and to a lesser extent, archaeological evidence indicate that the Apaches, Comanches, Kiowas, Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Sioux, Crows, Shoshone and Utes, Pawnees and Arikaras, Omahas and Poncas, and possibly the Otoes have some historical connection the Scotts Bluff area. Evaluation of treaties, land-claim cases, and related materials suggest that the major legal connections to the area include the Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Sioux, Crows, Omahas and Poncas, and possibly the Pawnee. Contemporary cultural connections may include the Kiowas, Apaches, Cheyennes, Arapahoes, Sioux, Crows, Pawnees, and Poncas.

The descendants of at least eleven different peoples have been present within the Scotts Bluff National Monument area. The primary associations are the Apache, Comanche, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Sioux (primarily Lakota and Nakota branches), Crow, Shoshone and Ute, Pawnee, Omaha and Ponca, and possibly the Oto. The recognized tribes related to these include at a minimum the following 26 groups. Click on the names of the tribes to link to their official websites (if available):

Apache

• Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
• Fort Sill Apache Tribe of Oklahoma
• Jicarilla Apache Tribe of the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation
• Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation, New Mexico

Comanche

• Comanche Indian Tribe of Oklahoma

Kiowa

• Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma

Cheyenne

• Cheyenne - Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma
• Northern Cheyenne Tribe of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Montana

Arapaho

• Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
• Cheyenne - Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma

Lakota, Nakota, and Dakota

• Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of the Cheyenne River Reservation, South Dakota
• Crow Creek Sioux Tribe of the Crow Creek Reservation, South Dakota
• Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes
• Lower Brule Sioux Tribe of the Lower Brule Reservation, South Dakota
• Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota
• Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe of the Devils Lake Sioux Reservation, North Dakota
• Standing Rock Sioux Tribe of the Standing Rock Reservation, North & South Dakota
• Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota
• Rosebud Sioux Tribe of the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota

Crow

• Crow Tribe of Montana

Shoshone

• Northwestern Band of Shoshone Indians of Utah (Washakie)
• Shoshone - Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation of Idaho
• Shoshone - Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation

Pawnee and Arikara

• Pawnee Indian Tribe of Oklahoma
• Three Affiliated Tribes of the Ft. Berthold Reservation

Omaha and Ponca

• Omaha
• Ponca Tribe of Nebraska
• Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma