Wyandotte Nation
Wyandotte Nation
Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma | |
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Location (Blue) in the U.S. state of Oklahoma | |
Wyandotte Nation Location in the Oklahoma Wyandotte Nation Wyandotte Nation (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°47′41″N 94°43′02″W / 36.79472°N 94.71722°W | |
| Capital | Wyandotte |
| Government | |
| • Type | Tribal Council |
| • Chief | Billy Friend |
| • Second Chief | Norman Hildebrand, Jr |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 6,883 |
| Demonym | Wyandot |
| Time zone | UTC-6 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 539/918 |
| Website | https://wyandotte-nation.org/ |
The Wyandotte Nation is the only federally recognized Native American tribe in the U.S. descended from the Wendat Confederacy. Historically, they lived near Georgian Bay in Canada. Under pressure from Haudenosaunee and other tribes, then from European settlers and the United States government, the tribe gradually moved south and west to Michigan, Ohio, Kansas, and finally Oklahoma in the United States. As of 2025, just over 7000 people were enrolled in the Wyandotte Nation.