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Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records. | Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records. | ||
=== Ottawa Tribes === | |||
'''Ancestral Homeland: '''Georgia Bay, Lake Huron, Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan | '''Ancestral Homeland: '''Georgia Bay, Lake Huron, Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan | ||
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There are four federally recognized tribes of Ottawa. Depending on which tribe your ancestor is descended from, you may need to contact all four tribal headquarters to research your family history as they all maintain separate records.<br> | There are four federally recognized tribes of Ottawa. Depending on which tribe your ancestor is descended from, you may need to contact all four tribal headquarters to research your family history as they all maintain separate records.<br> | ||
=== Tribal Headquarters === | ==== Tribal Headquarters ==== | ||
Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa Chippewa Indians<br>2605 N West Bay Shore Dr <br>Peshawbestown MI 49682-9275 <br>1-866- 534-7750 | Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa Chippewa Indians<br>2605 N West Bay Shore Dr <br>Peshawbestown, MI 49682-9275 <br>Phone: 1-866-534-7750 or 1-231-534-7750 <br> | ||
Little River Band of the Ottawa <br>375 River Street<br>Manistee, MI 49660<br>Phone: 1-231-723-8288 | Little River Band of the Ottawa <br>375 River Street<br>Manistee, MI 49660<br>Phone: 1-231-723-8288 or toll free: 1-888-723-8288<br>Fax: 1-231-723-8020<br><br> | ||
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians<br>7500 Odawa Circle<br>Harbor Springs, MI 49740<br>Phone: 1-231-242-1400 or toll free: 1-866-652-5822<br><br> | |||
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma<br>13 S. 69 A <br>Miami, OK 74354 <br>Phone: 1-918-540-1536<br>Fax: 1-918-542-3214<br>Email: [mailto:adawetribe@sbcglobal.net adawetribe@sbcglobal.net]<br> | |||
*[http://www.gtbindians.org/ Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians] government offices at Peshawbestown, Michigan | *[http://www.gtbindians.org/ Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians] government offices at Peshawbestown, Michigan | ||
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Population: 1984: 2,000 Total enrollment. <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. FS Library book 970.1 In2 page 234 </ref> | Population: 1984: 2,000 Total enrollment. <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. FS Library book 970.1 In2 page 234 </ref> | ||
=== History === | ==== History ==== | ||
The history of the Ottawa Indians places them, at the first contact with Europeans, in what was to become Ontario, Canada in the 1600s. They are usually associated with Manitoulin Island and the shores of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron, in what is now the Province of Ontario<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Handbook of American Indians by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm Available online]</ref>. | The history of the Ottawa Indians places them, at the first contact with Europeans, in what was to become Ontario, Canada in the 1600s. They are usually associated with Manitoulin Island and the shores of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron, in what is now the Province of Ontario<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Handbook of American Indians by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm Available online]</ref>. | ||
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In 1855, the Ottawa signed another treaty with the U.S. government at which time reserves were created in [[Leelanau County, Michigan Genealogy|Leelanau]] and [[Antrim County, Michigan Genealogy|Antrim]] Counties. The Bureau of Indian Affairs considered the tribe "terminated" with the signing of that treaty and they were not considered an official tribe from 1855 to 1980. After several petitions for recognition over nearly 50 years, the Bureau of Indian Affairs again officially recognized the tribe in 1980<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Grand Traverse Band web site [http://www.gtbindians.org/ Available online]</ref>. Other groups of Ottawa were re-recognized in 1994.<br> | In 1855, the Ottawa signed another treaty with the U.S. government at which time reserves were created in [[Leelanau County, Michigan Genealogy|Leelanau]] and [[Antrim County, Michigan Genealogy|Antrim]] Counties. The Bureau of Indian Affairs considered the tribe "terminated" with the signing of that treaty and they were not considered an official tribe from 1855 to 1980. After several petitions for recognition over nearly 50 years, the Bureau of Indian Affairs again officially recognized the tribe in 1980<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Grand Traverse Band web site [http://www.gtbindians.org/ Available online]</ref>. Other groups of Ottawa were re-recognized in 1994.<br> | ||
Another group of Ottawa Indians lived in northwestern [[Indians of Ohio|Ohio]] and participated in the [[Beginning US War of 1812 Research|War of 1812]] under the leadership of Pontiac, who was a well-known chief of the tribe. They were a party to the Treaty of Greenville, signed on August 3, 1795 in Indiana<ref>The Treaty of Greenville, as it appears in The Laws of the United States, printed by Richard Folwell, Philadelphia, 1796 [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/greenville/ Available online].</ref>. Some members of this part of the Ottawa Nation were removed to [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]] and later to Oklahoma<ref>"Ottawa Indians", Ohio History Central, | Another group of Ottawa Indians lived in northwestern [[Indians of Ohio|Ohio]] and participated in the [[Beginning US War of 1812 Research|War of 1812]] under the leadership of Pontiac, who was a well-known chief of the tribe. They were a party to the Treaty of Greenville, signed on August 3, 1795 in Indiana<ref>The Treaty of Greenville, as it appears in The Laws of the United States, printed by Richard Folwell, Philadelphia, 1796 [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/greenville/ Available online].</ref>. Some members of this part of the Ottawa Nation were removed to [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]] and later to Oklahoma<ref>"Ottawa Indians", Ohio History Central, https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ottawa_Indians, accessed 12 March 2023.</ref> | ||
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*'''[http://www.tolatsga.org/otta.html Ottawa History]''' | *'''[http://www.tolatsga.org/otta.html Ottawa History]''' | ||
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*'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odawa Odawa]''' | *'''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odawa Odawa]''' | ||
=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe === | ===== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ===== | ||
Ohio History Central article on the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=614 Ottawa Indians] | Ohio History Central article on the [http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=614 Ottawa Indians] | ||
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Thomas Guthrie Marquis. The War Chief of the Ottawas: A Chronicle of the Pontiac War. Toronto, Glasgow, Brook, 1920 {{FSC|166225|item|disp=FS Library Book 979.1H2cc vol l5}} (Chronicles of Canada: Vol 15) | Thomas Guthrie Marquis. The War Chief of the Ottawas: A Chronicle of the Pontiac War. Toronto, Glasgow, Brook, 1920 {{FSC|166225|item|disp=FS Library Book 979.1H2cc vol l5}} (Chronicles of Canada: Vol 15) | ||
=== Brief Timeline === | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
*1600: In the Great Lakes area - Lake Huron | *1600: In the Great Lakes area - Lake Huron | ||
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*[http://www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/Arch/OurLandandCultureforweb.pdf Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Our Land and Culture Book] - Online PDF Book of History of this Group of Odawa Indians including a bibliography with sources | *[http://www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/Arch/OurLandandCultureforweb.pdf Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Our Land and Culture Book] - Online PDF Book of History of this Group of Odawa Indians including a bibliography with sources | ||
*[http://www.nanations.com/ottawas/index.htm Native American Nations] -- History and links to Ottawa History | *[http://www.nanations.com/ottawas/index.htm Native American Nations] -- History and links to Ottawa History | ||
*[ | *[https://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Ottawa_Indians Ohio History Central] -- History of the Ottawa Indians in Ohio's online encyclopedia of history | ||
*Eighteen page [https://www.lrboi-nsn.gov/docs/History%20Eras%20of%20LRBOI.pdf History of the Ottawa Tribe] | *Eighteen page [https://www.lrboi-nsn.gov/docs/History%20Eras%20of%20LRBOI.pdf History of the Ottawa Tribe] | ||
*[http://www.ottawatribe.org/ Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma] Official Website including history (tribal library phone #918-542-6162) | *[http://www.ottawatribe.org/ Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma] Official Website including history (tribal library phone #918-542-6162) | ||