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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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The following list of American Indians who have lived in Iowa has been compiled from Hodge's ''Handbook of American Indians...''<ref>Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook_american_indians.htm Available online].</ref> and from Swanton's ''The Indian Tribes of North America''<ref>Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/iowa/index.htm Available online].</ref>. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe. | The following list of American Indians who have lived in Iowa has been compiled from Hodge's ''Handbook of American Indians...''<ref>Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook_american_indians.htm Available online].</ref> and from Swanton's ''The Indian Tribes of North America''<ref>Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/iowa/index.htm Available online].</ref>. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe. | ||
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*[ | *[[Chippewa_Indians|Chippewa]] | ||
* | *Dakota | ||
*[ | *[[Sac_and_Fox_Tribe|Foxes]] | ||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/illinois/illinoishist.htm Illinois] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/illinois/illinoishist.htm Illinois] | ||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/iowa/iowahist.htm Iowa] Musquacki (also known as [[Sac and Fox Tribe|Sac and Fox]]) | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/iowa/iowahist.htm Iowa] Musquacki (also known as [[Sac and Fox Tribe|Sac and Fox]]) | ||
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*[ | *[[Oto_Indians|Oto]] | ||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm Ottawa] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm Ottawa] | ||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/illinois/peoriahist.htm Peoria] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/illinois/peoriahist.htm Peoria] | ||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ponca/poncaindianhist.htm Ponca] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ponca/poncaindianhist.htm Ponca] | ||
*[ | *[[Potawatomi_Indians|Potawatomi]] | ||
*[ | *[[Sioux_Indians|Sioux]] | ||
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/sauk/saukhist.htm Sauk] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/sauk/saukhist.htm Sauk] | ||
*[ | *[[Winnebago_Indians|Winnebago]] | ||
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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, Iowa|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 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. | *'''[[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. | ||
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::*IOWA, [COUNTY]- NATIVE RACES | ::*IOWA, [COUNTY]- NATIVE RACES | ||
{{FHL|Iowa Superintendency 1838-1849|keywords|disp=Iowa Superintendency 1838-1849}} | {{FHL|Iowa Superintendency 1838-1849|keywords|disp=Iowa Superintendency 1838-1849}} | ||
== Online Links == | == Online Links == | ||
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== Sources and Footnotes == | == Sources and Footnotes == | ||
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==== Bibliography ==== | ==== Bibliography ==== | ||
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