All about the ancient tribes
Www.bia.gov/bia/ois/tgs/genealogy Provides a free guide on how to trace your Indian ancestry, which may be downloaded. Tracing Native American Family Roots is a massive online library that contains a wealth of information. www.ncai.org/tribal-directory Provides access to an online tribal directory where individuals may find contact information for various tribes.
It’s similar to how mankind and migration function. If you are an American who has lived generations distant from Africa, it would be very hard to trace your ancestors back to a specific tribe. However, you may be able to pinpoint the overall African region or the individuals from whom you are from based on your DNA. Some tribes are quite tiny, while others are extremely huge.
For the most part, tribal identities have been lost through the years, and the vast majority of Jews are unaware of their ancestral origins. Some persons have been identified as Kohanim (priests) or Levites by their families, which implies they are descended from the tribe of Levi, which indicates they are descended from the tribe of Levi.
If your father is a Cohen or a Levi (as is often the case with family names), then you are a member of the tribe of Levi, according to the Bible. With regard to the remainder, you may presume that you’re either from Judah or from Benjamin, excluding the possibility that you’re from some long-lost tribe from central Asia; otherwise, I’m afraid you can’t be sure of your origins.