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== Tribal Headquarters == | === Tribal Headquarters === | ||
Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma <br>1 Rush Buffalo Road<br>Tonkawa, OK 74653-4449<br>Phone: 1.580.628.2561<br>Fax: 1.580.628.3375 <br> | Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma <br>1 Rush Buffalo Road<br>Tonkawa, OK 74653-4449<br>Phone: 1.580.628.2561<br>Fax: 1.580.628.3375 <br> | ||
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Population: 1984: Total enrollment 181. <ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 242 </ref> | Population: 1984: Total enrollment 181. <ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 242 </ref> | ||
=== History === | |||
== History == | |||
==== Brief History ==== | ==== Brief History ==== | ||
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==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
1530's: First contact with Spanish explorers: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca | |||
1540's: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | |||
1682: Rene Robert Cavelier de La Salle's Expedition | |||
1847-59: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Texas Agency | |||
[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846]: Treaty with the Comanche,Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc., | |||
1855: The tribe assigned to a reservation- | |||
Tonkawa scouts served with the Texas Rangers against the [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]]. | Tonkawa scouts served with the Texas Rangers against the [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]]. | ||
1859: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Wichita Agency | |||
1861-65: Tonkawa braves served as scouts for the Confederate Army | |||
1859: The tribe was relocated to Washita River in Indian Territory | |||
1865: Some members of the Tribe fled to Texas until 1884 | |||
1876-80: In Texas the tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Central Superintendency. | |||
1884: Those who had fled to Texas removed to Indian Territory. | |||
==== Agency ==== | ==== Agency ==== | ||
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=== Records === | === 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]] | |||
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=== Agency Records === | |||
Tonkawa Records (Allotment,School, and Vital)1895-1952. | Tonkawa Records(Allotment,School,and Vital)1895-1952. FHL|Films: 1205529 and 1204634 | ||
==== Correspondence and Census ==== | |||
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | {| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" | ||
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| Rolls 338-43, 386-91 | | Rolls 338-43, 386-91 | ||
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Films | |||
579746-579753 | |||
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| Tonkawa | | Tonkawa | ||
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==== Land and Property ==== | |||
Tribally owned 160.00 acres. Allotted land: 238.24 acres <ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 242</ref> | Tribally owned 160.00 acres. Allotted land: 238.24 acres <ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 242</ref> | ||
==== Treaty ==== | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846] Treaty with the [[Comanche_Indians|Comanche]],Aionai, Anadarko, [[Caddo_Indians|Caddo]], Etc., | |||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846] Treaty with the Comanche,Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc., | |||
==== Vital Records ==== | |||
*Pawnee Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, {{FHL|Film: 579750}} | *Pawnee Agency, M595, | ||
**births and deaths 1924-1932, {{FHL|Film: 579750}} | |||
== Important Web Sites == | === Important Web Sites === | ||
*[http://www.tonkawatribe.com/gov/constitution.htm Constitution and By-Laws] of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma. | *[http://www.tonkawatribe.com/gov/constitution.htm Constitution and By-Laws] of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma. | ||
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*Tonkawa Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonkawa Wikipedia] | *Tonkawa Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonkawa Wikipedia] | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
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