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[[Image:Ho-Chunk, Winnebago wigwam.jpg|frame|right|385x330px|Ho-Chunk, Winnebago wigwam.jpg]]To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | [[Image:Ho-Chunk, Winnebago wigwam.jpg|frame|right|385x330px|Ho-Chunk, Winnebago wigwam.jpg]]To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | ||
<br> <br> '''Various Spellings''': Winnebago, Winebago, Winnebaygo, Wennebago | |||
'''Ancestral Homeland''': near the Door Peninsula, near Green Bay on | |||
Lake Michigan- East Wisconsin and South of Green Bay | |||
Lake Michigan- East Wisconsin and South of Green Bay | |||
'''Clans: '''Thunderbird, Eagle, Pigeon, Hawk, Wolf, Bear, Water Spirit, Elk, Deer, Buffalo, Fish,and Snake | '''Clans: '''Thunderbird, Eagle, Pigeon, Hawk, Wolf, Bear, Water Spirit, Elk, Deer, Buffalo, Fish,and Snake | ||
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'''Tribal Leaders:'''Red Bird, White Cloud, | '''Tribal Leaders:'''Red Bird, White Cloud, | ||
=== [[Image:Winnebago Indian dance team 2006.jpg|frame|right|360x220px| | === [[Image:Winnebago Indian dance team 2006.jpg|frame|right|360x220px|Winnebago Indian dance team 2006.jpg]]Tribal Headquarters === | ||
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska <br>P.O. Box 687<br>Winnebago, NE 68071<br>Phone: 1.402.878.2272<br>Fax: 1.402.878.2963 <br> | Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska <br>P.O. Box 687<br>Winnebago, NE 68071<br>Phone: 1.402.878.2272<br>Fax: 1.402.878.2963 <br> | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
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=== Brief Timeline === | === Brief Timeline === | ||
* | *1634: French Jesuit priest, Jean Nicolet | ||
* | *1689-1763: French and Indian War fought with the French | ||
* | *1775-83: Revolutionary War - fought with the British | ||
* | *1809-11: Tecumseh's Rebellion fought against the British | ||
* | *1827: Uprising (Winnebago Wars) lead to forced removal west of the Mississippi; one cause white miners (lead) on Indian lands east of the Mississippi River. | ||
* | *1832: [[Black_Hawk_War,_1832|Black Hawk War ]] | ||
* | *1832: Ceded land in Wisconsin for land in[[Indians_of_Iowa|Iowa]]. | ||
* | *1836: Smallpox epidemic killed many | ||
* | *1840-1863: Forced relocation: 700 tribal members died; after the Black Hawk War forced to relocate west of the Mississippi, | ||
* | *1840: Iowa | ||
* | *1846: Minnesota | ||
* | *1848: Relocated to Long Prairie Reservation, | ||
* | *1857: Blue Earth River Reservation | ||
* | *1862: [[Crow_Creek_Indian_Reservation_(South_Dakota)|Crow Creek Reservation]], South Dakota | ||
*and on to Nebraska | *and on to Nebraska | ||
* | *1865: Settle on Omaha Reservation, [[Indians_of_Nebraska|Nebraska]] | ||
*December 1873 - January 1874: removal of 1,000 Winnebago Indians from Wisconsin to Nebraska. | *December 1873 - January 1874: removal of 1,000 Winnebago Indians from Wisconsin to Nebraska. | ||
* | *1934: Became federally recognized under the Indian Reorganization Act. | ||
=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe === | === Additional References to the History of the Tribe === | ||
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[[Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Agencies]] and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]] and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. Many of the records of genealogical value were created by these offices. | [[Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Agencies]] and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the [[Bureau of Indian Affairs|Bureau of Indian Affairs]] and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. Many of the records of genealogical value were created by these offices. | ||
The following list of agencies that have operated or now exist in Illinois has been compiled from Hill's ''Office of Indian Affairs...''<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches'', Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc. 1974. (Family History Library {{FHL|247426|title-id|disp=book 970.1 H551o}}.)</ref>, Hill's ''Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians''<ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981. (FHL {{FHL|207428|title-id|disp=book 970.1 H551g}}.)</ref>, and others. | The following list of agencies that have operated or now exist in Illinois has been compiled from Hill's ''Office of Indian Affairs...''<ref>Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches'', Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc. 1974. (Family History Library {{FHL|247426|title-id|disp=book 970.1 H551o}}.)</ref>, Hill's ''Guide to Records in the National Archives Relating to American Indians''<ref>Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981. (FHL {{FHL|207428|title-id|disp=book 970.1 H551g}}.)</ref>, and others. | ||
[[Great_Nemaha_Indian_Agency_(Kansas)|Great Nemaha Agency]] | |||
[[Green_Bay_Indian_Agency_(Wisconsin)|Green Bay Agency]] | |||
=== Records === | |||
The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br> | |||
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] | |||
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] | |||
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] | |||
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | |||
=== Correspondence and Census === | |||
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! scope="col" | Locality of Original Records | ! scope="col" | Locality of Original Records | ||
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Pre-1880 | Pre-1880 Correspondence | ||
M 234 RG 75 Rolls 962 | M 234 RG 75 Rolls 962 | ||
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| - | | - | ||
| Rolls 663-71 | | Rolls 663-71 | ||
| 583122-583129 | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Winnebago | | Winnebago | ||
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=== Census === | === Census === | ||
Grand Rapids - 1916-17, 1919-25 | Grand Rapids - 1916-17, 1919-25 FHL film 576857 | ||
Great Lakes - 1936-40 | Great Lakes - 1936-40 FHL film 576859-576860 | ||
Tomah - 1911-1916, 1927-1936 | Tomah - 1911-1916, 1927-1936 FHL film 583029-583031 | ||
=== Treaties === | === Treaties === | ||
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1924-1931 Births and Deaths (Census) FHL Film: 583126 | 1924-1931 Births and Deaths (Census) FHL Film: 583126 | ||
1925-1932 Births and Deaths (Census) FHL Film: | 1925-1932 Births and Deaths (Census) FHL Film: 583127 | ||
=== Agencies === | === Agencies === | ||
The Winnebago Indians were under the jurisdiction of the Prairie du Chien Agency 1824-42, Winnebago Agency 1826-76, Nebraska Agency 1876-80, Turkey River Subagency 1842-46, Green Bay Agency and [[Great Nemaha Indian Agency (Kansas)|Great Nemaha Agency]]. | The Winnebago Indians were under the jurisdiction of the Prairie du Chien Agency 1824-42, Winnebago Agency 1826-76, Nebraska Agency 1876-80, Turkey River Subagency 1842-46,[[Green_Bay_Indian_Agency_(Wisconsin)|Green Bay Agency]] and [[Great Nemaha Indian Agency (Kansas)|Great Nemaha Agency]]. | ||
=== Superintendencies === | === Superintendencies === | ||
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