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== Information == | == Information == | ||
The name Iowa is derived from an Indian word meaning: "this is the place" or "the beautiful land". [[Image:Iowa Indians in color.jpg|thumb|right|400px | The name Iowa is derived from an Indian word meaning: "this is the place" or "the beautiful land". [[Image:Iowa Indians in color.jpg|thumb|right|400px]] To learn how to get started with American Indian research, find research facilities, and American Indian websites see the [[American Indian Genealogy]] article.<br><br>Various field offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs --[[Superintendencies of Indian Affairs|superintendencies]], agencies, [[American Indian School Records|Indian schools]], and others --created records of births, marriages, deaths, adoptions, censuses, schools, land allotments, probates, and other miscellaneous records. Many of these records are available only at the originating office, if that office is still operating. Some of the original records have been transferred to the [http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] or to its regional archives. The [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] in Salt Lake City has microfilm copies of some of these records. | ||
== Tribes and Bands of Iowa == | == Tribes and Bands of Iowa == | ||
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*Keokuk Reservation (or Keokuk Reserve) -- a small reserve for the Sac and Fox Indians, 1832-1836, following the [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/blackhawk/page2d.html Black Hawk War], after which they were removed to later reservations. | *Keokuk Reservation (or Keokuk Reserve) -- a small reserve for the Sac and Fox Indians, 1832-1836, following the [http://lincoln.lib.niu.edu/blackhawk/page2d.html Black Hawk War], after which they were removed to later reservations. | ||
*'''Sac and Fox Reservation'''-- established in 1867 -- Federal reservation located in [[Tama County, Iowa|Tama County]], Iowa, under the jurisdiction of the [[Sac and Fox Indian Agency (Iowa)|Sac and Fox Agency]]. Tribe: Sac and Fox (also known as Mesquakie). | *'''[[Sac_and_Fox_Indian_Reservation_(Nebraska)|Sac and Fox Reservation]]'''-- established in 1867 -- Federal reservation located in [[Tama County, Iowa|Tama County]], Iowa, under the jurisdiction of the [[Sac and Fox Indian Agency (Iowa)|Sac and Fox Agency]]. Tribe: Sac and Fox (also known as Mesquakie). | ||
*'''Omaha Reservation -- '''primarily located in the southern part of [[Thurston County, Nebraska|Thurston County]], [[Indians of Nebraska|Nebraska]], but a portion extends into [[Monona County, Iowa|Monona County]], Iowa. See [[Indians of Nebraska|Indians of Nebraska]] for additional information. | *'''[[Omaha_Indian_Reservation_(Nebraska)|Omaha Reservation ]]-- '''primarily located in the southern part of [[Thurston County, Nebraska|Thurston County]], [[Indians of Nebraska|Nebraska]], but a portion extends into [[Monona County, Iowa|Monona County]], Iowa. See [[Indians of Nebraska|Indians of Nebraska]] for additional information. | ||
*'''Winnebago Reservation -- '''mostly located in Thurston County, Nebraska but there is a small segment in [[Woodbury County, Iowa|Woodbury County,]] Iowa, just east of the Missouri River. See [[Indians of Nebraska|Indians of Nebraska]] for additional information. | *'''[[Winnebago_Indian_Reservation_(Nebraska)|Winnebago Reservation ]]-- '''mostly located in Thurston County, Nebraska but there is a small segment in [[Woodbury County, Iowa|Woodbury County,]] Iowa, just east of the Missouri River. See [[Indians of Nebraska|Indians of Nebraska]] for additional information. | ||
== Agencies == | == Agencies == | ||
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== Half-Breed Tract == | == Half-Breed Tract == | ||
In the early 1800s, a tract of land was set aside by the federal government in Lee County, Iowa for the descendants of French fur trappers and other Europeans who had inter-married with Native Americans. These individuals were called "half-breeds." Thus the tract of land came to be known as the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Breed_Tract Half-Breed Tract]." Similar tracts were established in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemaha_Half-Breed_Reservation Nebraska], [[ | In the early 1800s, a tract of land was set aside by the federal government in Lee County, Iowa for the descendants of French fur trappers and other Europeans who had inter-married with Native Americans. These individuals were called "half-breeds." Thus the tract of land came to be known as the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_Breed_Tract Half-Breed Tract]." Similar tracts were established in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemaha_Half-Breed_Reservation Nebraska], [[Indians of Minnesota|Minnesota]], and [[Indians of Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]. | ||
== Indian Health Facilities == | == Indian Health Facilities == | ||