Unrecognized tribes in the United States are organizations of people who claim to be historically, culturally, and/or genetically related to historic Native American Indian tribes but who are not officially recognized as Indigenous nations by the United States federal government, by individual states, or by recognized Indigenous nations. The following groups claim to be of Native American, American Indian, Yupik, or

Métis The Métis ( ; Canadian ) are Indigenous peoples who inhabit Canada's three Prairie Provinces, as well as parts of British Columbia, the Northwest Territories, and the Northern United States. They have a shared history and culture which derives ...

heritage by ethnicity, but have no federal recognition through the United States Department of the Interior,

Bureau of Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to American Indians and A ...

Office of Federal Acknowledgment (OFA), United States Department of the Interior Office of the Solicitor (SOL), and are not recognized by any

state government A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or ...

in the United States nor by any recognized Indigenous nations. Some of the organizations are regarded as fraudulent and called Corporations Posing as Indigenous Nations (CPAIN). This list does not include terminated (previously recognized) tribes.

List of unrecognized groups claiming to be American Indian tribes

Following is a list of groups known to self-identify as Native American tribes but that have been recognized neither by the federal government (

) nor by any state nor tribal government.

Alabama

# Cherokee Nation of Alabama.Cherokee Nation (Fraudulent Indian) Task Force: Fraudulent Group List (as of March 26, 2011) (Accessible as of April 19, 2012 here ) Letter of Intent to Petition 02/16/1999.LIST OF PETITIONERS BY STATE (as of April 29, 2011) (Archive

# Cherokee River Indian Community, Moulton, AL. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/03/2000. Receipt of Petition 08/03/2000.Receipt of Petitions for Federal Acknowledgment of Existence as an Indian Tribe (65 FR 76663)
# Chickamauga Cherokee of Alabama. # Chickmaka Band of the South Cumberland Plateau. # Coweta Creek Tribe, Phenix City, AL. Letter of Intent to Petition 2/12/2003. # Eagle Bear Band of Free Cherokees. # The Langley Band of the Chickamogee Cherokee Indians of the Southeastern United States, aka Langley Band of Chickamogee of Cherokee Indians, Birmingham, AL Letter of Intent to Petition 04/20/1994; Postal service certified letter returned 11/5/1997. # Phoenician Cherokee II - Eagle Tribe of Sequoyah, Gadsden, AL Letter of Intent to Petition 09/18/2001. # Principal Creek Indian Nation East of the Mississippi, Florala, AL. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/09/1971. Declined to Acknowledge 06/10/1985 50 FR 14302; certified letter returned "not known" 10/1997. # Wolf Creek Cherokee Tribe, Inc. of Florida. Also in Florida.

Alaska

# Chilkoot Kaagwaantaan Clan, Haines, AK. Letter of Intent to Petition 4/22/1997. # Five Landless Alaska Tlingit communities. These Tlingit people, Tlingit communities were omitted from the

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 18, 1971, constituting at the time the largest land claims settlement in United States history. ANCSA was intended to resolve long-standing i ...

and received neither land nor subsistence rights under the Act. # Katalla-Chilkat Tlingit Tribe of Alaska, Juneau, AK. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/02/1995; certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997. # Knugank, Dillingham, AK. Letter of Intent to Petition 1/7/1999. # Qutekcak Native Tribe, Seward, AK. Letter of Intent to Petition 2/13/2002. Receipt of Petition 2/13/2002. # Tsimshian Tribal Council, Ketchikan, AK. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/02/1978.

Arizona

# American Cherokee Confederacy # Arizona Cherokee Pioneers # Barrio Pascua - a village of Yaqui on the Arizona-Mexico border region. # Chiricahua Apache Ndeh Nation, Silver City, AZ # The United Cherokee Nation (UCN) – Western National Office. Also in Georgia. Supposed "clans" organized in these areas, often calling themselves as "Cherokee Nation of ....": Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Arizona (Georgia, Nevada), Arkansas, California, Colorado (New Mexico, Utah), Connecticut, Cyprus, Delaware, Florida,Listed as pseudo-tribe i
"Are there any Indian Reservations in Florida?"
Hawaii, Idaho (Montana), Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana (Mississippi), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri (Kansas), Nebraska (Iowa), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin (Illinois (Chicago and Metropolis branches), Minnesota) and Wyoming.

Arkansas

*Amonsoquath Tribe of Cherokee. *Arkansas Band of Western Cherokee (formerly Western Arkansas Cherokee Tribe). Letter of Intent to Petition 04/07/1998. *Arkansas Cherokee (also known as Chickamauga Cherokee of Arkansas). Letter of Intent to Petition 03/21/2008. *Arkansas Cherokee Nation. *Arkansas White River Cherokee (also in Florida). *Central Tribal Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/21/2003. Receipt of Petition 01/21/2003. *Cherokee Nation West of Missouri and Arkansas (formerly Cherokee Nation West or Southern Band of the Eastern Cherokee Indians of Arkansas and Missouri). Letter of Intent to Petition 5/11/1998. Also in Missouri. *Cherokee-Choctaw Nation of St. Francis and Black Rivers. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/01/2006. *Confederated Western Cherokees of Arkansas. *Lost Cherokee of Arkansas and Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/10/1999; letter returned, marked "in dispute" between two different addresses. **Lost Cherokee of Arkansas and Missouri (I). Faction in Conway, AR. **Lost Cherokee of Arkansas and Missouri (II). Faction in Dover, AR. *Neches Tribe – Cherokee Nation. *Northern Cherokee Nation. Dissolved into three groups: **Chickamauga Cherokee Nation (I), also known as Chickamauga Cherokee Nation MO/AR White River Band and as White River Band of Northern Cherokee Nation of Missouri and Arkansas. Also in Missouri and Oklahoma. There is also a Chickamauga Cherokee Nation White River Band (II) in Oklahoma. ** Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory. Letter of Intent to Petition 2/19/1992. Also in Missouri. ***Kanasas (Awi Akta) District of NCNOLT. ***Oklahoma (Ani Tsi Na) District of the NCNOLT. **Northern Cherokee Tribe of Indians of Missouri and Arkansas. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/26/1985. Also in Missouri. *Old Settler Cherokee Nation of Arkansas. Letter of Intent to Petition 9/17/1999. *Ozark Mountain Cherokee Tribe of Arkansas and Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/19/1999. Receipt of Petition 10/19/1999. Also in Missouri. *Red Nation of the Cherokee. Also in Kansas. *Revived Ouachita Indians of Arkansas and America. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/25/1990. *Sac River and White River Bands of the Chickamauga-Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri Inc. (formerly Northern Chickamauga Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/05/1991. Also in Missouri. *Western Cherokee of Arkansas and Louisiana Territories. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/05/2001. Also in Missouri. *Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/01/1998. Also in Missouri.

California

*Alexander Valley Mishewal Wappo * Alexander Valley Rancheria, formerly federally recognized, terminated on August 1, 1961 * band of Ohlone/Costanoan Indians (formerly Amah Band of Ohlone/Costanoan Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/18/1990. *Amonsoquath Tribe of Cherokee. Letter of Intent to Petition. Also in Missouri. *Ani Yvwi Yuchi (Cherokee). Letter of Intent to Petition 7/31/1996. *Antelope Valley Paiute Tribe (a.k.a. Antelope Valley Indian Community). Letter of Intent to Petition 07/09/1976. *Atahun Shoshones of San Juan Capistrano *Barbareño/Ventureño Band of Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/17/2002. Receipt of Petition 01/17/2002. *Big Meadows Lodge Tribe *Binay Yeha Noha Bear Clan Tribe Letter of Intent to Petition 08/31/2020 * Cache Creek Rancheria, formerly federally recognized, terminated on April 11, 1961 *Calaveras County Band of Miwuk Indians, Letter of Intent to Petition 08/31/2001. also Calaveras Band of Miwuk Indians, West Point *California Indian Council/Lulapin *Callattakapa Choctaw Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/13/2004. *Calusa-Seminole Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/28/1998. *Cherokee Nation Heritage Organization of California. *The Cherokees of California. *Chilula Tribe *The Chiricahua Tribe of California. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/24/2003. *Choctaw Allen Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/20/2003. *Choinumni Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/14/1988. Certified letter undeliverable 10/1997 *Chukchansi Yokotch Tribe of Mariposa CA. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/25/1993. *Chumash Council of Bakersfield. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/18/2005. *Coastal Band of Chumash. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/25/1982. *Coastal Gabrieleño Diegueño Band of Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 3/18/1997. *Coastanoan Band of Carmel Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/16/1988. *Colfax-Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe of the Colfax Rancheria *Confederation of Aboriginal Nations *Costanoan Rumsen Carmel Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/24/1994. *Costanoan Tribe of Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista Missions. Letter of Intent to Petition 5/11/1999; Letter of Intent withdrawn 5/10/2000. *Costoanoan Ohlone Rumsen-Mutsen Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/07/1994. *Diegueño Band of San Diego Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/15/2003. *The Displaced Elem Lineage Emancipated Members (a.k.a. DELEMA). Letter of Intent to Petition 05/11/1998. *Dumna-Wo-Wah Tribal Government (formerly Dumna Tribe of Millerton Lake). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/22/2002. Receipt of Petition 01/22/2002 as "Dumna Tribal Council." *Dunlap Band of Mono Indians (a.k.a. Mono Tribal Council of Dunlap). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/04/1984. Letter of Intent withdrawn 7/2/2002; Letter of Intent to Petition 8/9/2005. * El Dolorado Rancheria, formerly federally recognized, terminated on July 16, 1966 *Eshom Valley Band of Michahai and Wuksachi. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/24/2005. * Esselen/Coastanoan Tribe of Monterey County (formerly Esselen Tribe of Monterey Council). Letter of Intent to Petition 11/16/1992; withdrawn 11/15/1996. *Fernandeño/Tataviam Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/24/1995. *Gabrieleño Band of Mission Indians of California. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/03/1998. Recognized only as band of the Gabrieliño-Tongva Tribe. *Gabrieliño/Tongva Indians of California Tribal Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/14/1997. Recognized only as band of the Gabrieliño-Tongva Tribe. *Gabrieliño/Tongva Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/21/1994. Recognized only as band of the Gabrieliño-Tongva Tribe. * Gabrieliño-Tongva Tribe, also known as the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians. In 1994, the State of California recognized the Gabrieliño-Tongva Tribe in Assembly Joint Resolution 96, Resolution Chapter 146 of the Statutes of 1994; however, it has no state-recognized tribes today. The tribe, however, has broken into several factions, some of whom are seeking federal recognition as separate tribes. The three largest and most prominent factions are: **Gabrieliño-Tongva Tribe (or the San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians, as it was historically referred to) **Gabrieleño/Tongva Tribal Council of San Gabriel **Gabrieleño/Tongva Nation (a.k.a. Gabrieliño/Tongva Tribe of the Los Angeles Basin). :In past years, bills have been introduced in the California legislature to create a Gabrieliño-Tongva Reservation for the tribe and grant the tribe gaming rights; however, these bills failed to make it to the Governor's desk. In their most recent attempt, Senate Bill 1134 introduced on January 30, 2008 would have created the Gabrieliño/Tongva Reservation without giving the tribe gaming rights. However, when the principal author, Senator Oropeza, found out that the tribe would use the reservation for leverage to obtain gaming rights, she pulled her sponsorship of the bill. *Honey Lake Maidu. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/01/2000. Receipt of Petition 06/01/2000. *Hownonquet Community Association *Indian Canyon Band of Coastanoan/Mutsun Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 06/09/1989. *Independence 14 (Miranda Allotment) *Indian Cultural Organization * Indian Ranch Rancheria, formerly federally recognized, terminated on September 22, 1964 *Juaneño Band of Mission Indians, Acjachemen Nation (II). (Copycat band) Letter of Intent to Petition 3/8/1996. Decline to Acknowledge 12/03/2007 (72 FR 67951). *Kawaiisu Tribe of the Tejon Indian Reservation *Kern Valley Indian Community. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/27/1979. *Konkow Valley Band of Maidu. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/20/1998. *Maidu Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 1/6/1977 * Mark West Rancheria, formerly federally recognized, terminated on April 11, 1961 *Melochundum Band of Tolowa Indians *Mishkanaka (Chumash) * Mission Creek Reservation, formerly federally recognized, terminated on July 14, 1970 *Miwok Tribe *Monachi Indian Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/14/2004. *Mono Lake Indian Community. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/09/1976. *Muwekma Ohlone Tribe (formerly Ohlone/Costanoan Muwekma Tribe a.k.a. Muwekma Indian Tribe: Costanoan/Ohlone Indian Families of the San Francisco Bay). Letter of Intent to Petition 05/09/1989. Declined to Acknowledge 9/17/2002 (67 FR 58631); decision effective 12/16/2002. *Nashville Eldorado Miwok Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/09/2004. * Nevada City Rancheria, formerly federally recognized, terminated on September 22, 1961 *Nor-Rel-Muk Nation (formerly Hayfork Band; formerly Nor-El-Muk Band of Wintu Indians). Letter of Intent to Petition 01/05/1984. *North Fork Band of Mono Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/07/1983. *North Valley Yokut Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/22/2000. Receipt of Petition 09/22/2000. *Northern Band of Mono-Yokuts. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/22/2006. *Northern Maidu Maidu Tribe *Northfolk Band of Mono Indians *Ohlone/Costanoan - Esselen Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/03/1992. *Paskenta Band of Momlaki Indians *Rancho San Timoteo Band of Serrano Indians * Ruffeys Rancheria, formerly federally recognized, terminated on April 11, 1961 *San Cayetano Band of Cahuilla Indians or the Montoya Band of Cahuilla Indians *Salinan Nation (a.k.a. Salinan Chumash Nation). Letter of Intent to Petition 10/10/1989. *Salinan Tribe of Monterey & San Luis Obispo Counties. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/13/1993. *San Fernando Band of Mission Indians (formerly Ish Panesh United Band of Indians; formerly Oakbrook Chumash People a.k.a. Ish Panesh Band of Mission Indians, Oakbrook Park Chumash). Letter of Intent to Petition 05/25/1995. *San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/18/1984. *Shasta Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/28/1982. *She-Bel-Na Band of Mendocino Coast Pomo Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/01/2006. *Sierra Foothill Wuksachi Yokuts Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 05/11/1999. *Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation (formerly American Indian Council of Mariposa County a.k.a. Yosemite). Letter of Intent to Petition 04/24/1982. * Strawberry Valley Rancheria, formerly federally recognized, terminated on April 11, 1961 *Tehatchapi Tribe of the Tejon Reservation *Tinoqui-Chalola Council of Kitanemuk and Yowlumne Tejon Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/16/1996. *Tolowa Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/31/1983. *Tolowa-Tututni Tribe. Also in Oregon. *Toulumne Algerine Band of Yokut. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/23/2006. *Tuolumne Band of Cherokee Indians. *Traditional Choinuymni Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/29/2000. Receipt of Petition 03/29/2000. *T'Si-akim Maidu. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/16/1998. * Tsnungwe Council (a.k.a. South Fork Hupa). Letter of Intent to Petition 09/22/1992. *United Hourma Nation, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 3/22/1994. *United Lumbee Nation of North Carolina and America. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/28/1980; Declined to Acknowledge 07/02/1985 (50 FR 18746). Also in North Carolina. *United Maidu Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/06/1977. *Wadatkuht Band of the Northern Paiutes of the Honey Lake Valley. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/26/1995. *Washoe/Paiute of Antelope Valley. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/09/1976. *

Winnemem Wintu The Winnemem Wintu ("middle river people" or "middle water people") are a band of the Native American Wintu tribe originally located along the lower McCloud River, above Shasta Dam near Redding, California. History The Winnemem are one of what ...

Tribe *Wintoon Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/26/1984; certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997. *The Wintoon Tribe of Northern California, Inc.. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/27/2005. *Wintu Indians of Central Valley, California. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/26/1984; certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997. *Wintu of Shasta-Toyon *Wintu Tribe of Northern California. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/25/1993. *Woodfords Community Council *Wukchumni Council. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/22/1988. Certified letter undeliverable 10/1997. *Xolon Salinan Tribe, Bay Point. Letter of Intent to Petition 09/18/2001. *Yamassee Native American Association of Nations, Van Nuys California *Yokayo Tribe of Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 03/09/1987. Certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997 *Yosemite Mono Lake Paiute Indian Community. Letter of Intent to Petition 12/06/2005.

Colorado

*Munsee Thames River Delaware. Letter of Intent to Petition 07/22/1977; declined to Acknowledge 01/03/1983 47 FR 50109. *Council for the Benefit of the Colorado Winnebagoes. Letter of Intent to Petition 01/26/1993; certified letter returned "attempted, not known" 11/5/1997.

Connecticut

* Algonquian Confederacy of the Quinnipiac Tribal CouncilLavin, Lucianne
''Connecticut's Indigenous Peoples: What Archaeology, History, and Oral Traditions Teach Us About Their Communities and Cultures.''
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2013: xiii. . * Grasmere Band of Wangunk Indians of Glastonbury, Connecticut (formerly the Pequot Mohegan Tribe, Inc.). Letter of Intent to Petition 4/12/1999. * The Mohegan Tribe & Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 10/06/1992. * Native American Mohegans, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 9/19/2002. Receipt of Petition 9/19/2002. * The Nehantic Tribe and Nation. Letter of Intent to Petition 9/5/1997. * New England Coastal Schaghticoke Indian Association * Nipmuc Indian Bands * Paugussett Tribal Nation of Waterbury, Connecticut. Letter of Intent to Petiton 7/3/2002. Receipt of Petition 7/3/2002. * Pocasset Wampanoag Indian Tribe, Cheshire, CT. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/01/1995 * Poquonnock Pequot Tribe. Letter of Intent to Petition 7/7/1999. * Schaghticoke Tribe, Bridgeport, not the same as the

Schaghticoke Indian Tribe The Schaghticoke ( or ) are a Native American tribe of the Eastern Woodlands who historically consisted of Mahican, Potatuck, Weantinock, Tunxis, Podunk, and their descendants, peoples indigenous to what is now New York, Connecticut, and Massa ...

, Kent, CT. * The Southern Pequot Tribe (a.k.a. The Southern Pequot Tribal Nation of Waterford). Letter of Intent to Petition 7/7/1998. * The Western Pequot Tribal Nation of New Haven, West Haven. Letter of Intent to Petition 11/27/2000.

Delaware

District of Columbia

*Cherokee Tuscarora Nation of Turtle Island

Florida

# Apalachicola Band of Creek Indians. Letter of Intent to Petition 08/17/2004Listed as "Un-Recognized Florida Tribes in Florida" i
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# Arkansas White River Cherokee (a.k.a. Chickamauga Cherokee Nation - White River Band (I)). Letter of Intent to Petition 10/22/2003. Despite the Arkansas name, the group is located in Florida. There is also a Chickamauga Cherokee Nation - White River Band (II) and (III) in Oklahoma. # Binay Tribe # Chickamauga Cherokee Indian Creek Band # Choctaws of Florida (a.k.a. Hunter Tsalagi-Choctaw Tribe). Letter of Intent to Petition 03/02/2005. Declined to acknowledge 2013-07-11. # Choctaw Nation of Florida. # Church of the Métis Tribe. # Creeks East of the Mississippi (a.k.a. Principal Creek Indian Nation East of the Mississippi). Letter of Intent to Petition 03/21/1973 (petitioned as part of a State-recognized tribe Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe - East of the Mississippi, Inc., Georgia); declined to Acknowledge 12/21/1981 46 FR 51652, see also 47 FR 14783 # Echota Cherokee Tribe of Florida # Florida Mockingbird Clan # Florida Tribe of Cherokee Indians, Inc # Florida Tribe of Eastern Creeks. # Indian Creek Band, Chickamauga Creek & Cherokee Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 02/19/2004. # Muscogee Nation of Florida (formerly Florida Tribe of Eastern Creek Indians).

List of unrecognized groups claiming to be American Indian tribes

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

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Florida

Georgia

Idaho

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Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

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Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

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Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nevada

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New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Groups recognized by the state , but not as tribes

Other unrecognized tribes and groups

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Virgin Islands

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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