| Founded | 1990s; 35 years ago (1990s) |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Minneapolis,Minnesota,South Dakota,Rapid City,Colorado,Denver, |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Territory | Midwestern United States, mainly active in the states ofMinnesota andNorth Dakota most recently inSouth Dakota, andColorado[1] |
| Ethnicity | PrimarilyNative American |
| Membership | around 200 members[2] |
| Activities | Racketeering, drug trafficking, murder, |
| Allies | People Nation Bloods Almighty Vice Lord Nation The Boyz |
| Rivals | Native Gangster Disciples[3] Folk Nation Gangster Disciples Native Disciples Project Boyz Moe Mob |
| Notable members | Wakinyan Wakan McArthur Christopher Lee Wuori Eric Lee Bower Kanno Waktapo Codez Outlaw[4] |
TheNative Mob is aNative Americanstreet gang. The Native Mob is one of the largest and most violent Native American gangs in the U.S. and is notoriously active in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Colorado, and South Dakota.[5] The gang was created in the 1990s inMinneapolis, Minnesota and in 2013 was created inColorado,South Dakota to control drug turf, and has since established itself in prisons and the streets, and was estimated (2021) to have around 200 members. In 2025 Native Mob members are on theFBI most wanted list.[citation needed]
The Native Mob Bloodz has been present in tribal communities in the region since the gang began in the 1990s and late 2000. Gang experts say the small town ofCass Lake, Minnesota on theLeech Lake Indian Reservation andShakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has been the center of the gang's operations, also runs operations out of theTwin Cities,Naytahwaush, andPrior Lake,Rapid CitySouth Dakota. Members routinely engage in drug trafficking, assault, robbery, and murder. According to reports they are also located inMandan, North DakotaRapid City, South Dakota. These specific reports site that trafficking of primarily drugs from Mandan to other areas in Minnesota to South Dakota and Colorado.[6]
In 2014, Native Mob's membership is estimated to be around 200 members. Alleged gang leader Wakinyan McArthur was sentenced to 43 years in prison.[7] On April 2025 in Minneapolis, four people were murdered by an alleged Native Mob member.[8]