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'''Ancestral Homeland: '''Mexico to [[Indians of Wyoming|Wyoming]] | '''Ancestral Homeland: '''Mexico to [[Indians of Wyoming|Wyoming]] | ||
'''Various Spellings:''' Comanche, Camanche | '''Various Spellings:''' Comanche, Camanche | ||
==== Comanche Bands: ==== | ==== Comanche Bands: ==== | ||
Kewatsana, Kotsai, '''Kotsoteka '''(Buffalo Eaters), '''Kwahadi''', Motsai, '''Nokoni '''(Wanderers), Patgusa, '''Penateka '''(Honey Eaters), Pohoi, '''Quahadis '''(Antelopes), Tanima, Wasaih, and '''Yamparika''' (Yap Eaters) | Kewatsana, Kotsai, '''Kotsoteka '''(Buffalo Eaters), '''Kwahadi''', Motsai, '''Nokoni '''(Wanderers), Patgusa, '''Penateka '''(Honey Eaters), Pohoi, '''Quahadis '''(Antelopes), Tanima, Wasaih, and '''Yamparika''' (Yap Eaters) | ||
=== Leaders: [http://quanahparkerchief.blogspot.com Quanna Parker] === | |||
=== | === Tribal Headquarters === | ||
Comanche Nation of Oklahoma<br>584 N. W. Bingo Rd.<br>P. O. Box 908<br>Lawton, Oklahoma 73505<br>Toll Free Phone Number: 1.877.492.4988<br>Fax: 1.580.492.3796 | |||
*[http://www.comanchenation.com/index.html Comanche Nation] Official Website | |||
Population: 1984 Total enrollment 8,131. <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 221</ref> | |||
=== History === | === History === | ||
=== Brief Timeline === | === Brief Timeline === | ||
*1600's: Left Wyoming, neighboring tribe, [[Shoshone Indians|Shoshone]] and removed to south to Rocky Mountains. | *1600's: Left Wyoming, neighboring tribe, [[Shoshone Indians|Shoshone]] and removed to south to Rocky Mountains. | ||
*1790: The Comanche allied with [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]] | *1790: The Comanche allied with [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]] | ||
*1791: Living in present day [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]] | *1791: Living in present day [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]] | ||
*1700-1800: raided and roamed [[Indians of Texas|Texas]], [[Indians of New Mexico|New Mexico]], Oklahoma, [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]], [[Indians of Colorado|Colorado]] and northern Mexico | |||
*1700-1800: raided and roamed [[Indians of Texas|Texas]], [[Indians of New Mexico|New Mexico]], Oklahoma, [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]], [[Indians of Colorado|Colorado]] and northern Mexico | *1816-1839: Smallpox epidemics | ||
*1816-1839: Smallpox epidemics | *1835: Texas Revolution | ||
*1835: Texas Revolution | *1838: Council House Affair | ||
*1838: Council House Affair | *1840: United with southern [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] and [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]] | ||
*1840: United with southern [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]] and [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]] | *1845: Annexation of Texas, Texas Rangers protect settlers from hostile Indians, particular the Comanche | ||
*1845: Annexation of Texas, Texas Rangers protect settlers from hostile Indians, particular the Comanche | *1849-50: Cholera epidemic | ||
*1849-50: Cholera epidemic | *1853: Fort Atkinson Treaty - protect the Santa Fe Trail | ||
*1853: Fort Atkinson Treaty - protect the Santa Fe Trail | *1854: Comanche and Kiowa placed on reservation on the Brazos River. | ||
*1854: Comanche and Kiowa placed on reservation on the Brazos River. | *1859: Barzos River Reservations abandoned - moved to new reservation on the Washita River near present-day Fort Cobb, Oklahoma | ||
*1859: Barzos River Reservations abandoned - moved to new reservation on the Washita River near present-day Fort Cobb, Oklahoma | *1864: Fought against Kit Carson's men; Battle of Adobe Walls on the Staked Plain for the Texas Panhandle | ||
*1864: Fought against Kit Carson's men; Battle of Adobe Walls on the Staked Plain for the Texas Panhandle | *1866/7: Treaty of Medicine Lodge 4,000 Indians in attendance; Comanche, [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]], Kiowa and [[Kiowa Apache Indians|Kiowa Apache]] tribes. William Tecumseh Sherman, Commissioner of Indian Affairs | ||
*1866/7: Treaty of Medicine Lodge 4,000 Indians in attendance; Comanche, [[Cheyenne Indians|Cheyenne]], [[Arapaho Indians|Arapaho]], Kiowa and [[Kiowa Apache Indians|Kiowa Apache]] tribes. William Tecumseh Sherman, Commissioner of Indian Affairs | *1868: December 25: General Philip Henry Sheridan fought Comanche and Kiowa- Battle of Soldier Springs | ||
*1868: December 25: General Philip Henry Sheridan fought Comanche and Kiowa - Battle of Soldier Springs | *1871-1874: Comanche and [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]] wars | ||
*1871-1874: Comanche and [[Kiowa Indians|Kiowa]] wars | *1874-75: Red River War or Buffalo War | ||
*1874-75: Red River War or Buffalo War | *Peyote Road- Native American Church- sacramental use of peyote - by 1930 half of the Indian population in the United States belonged to the church. | ||
*Peyote Road - Native American Church - sacramental use of peyote - by 1930 half of the Indian population in the United States belonged to the church. | |||
*1899''':''' Oklahoma Territory ban the use of peyote. | *1899''':''' Oklahoma Territory ban the use of peyote. | ||
=== Additional References === | === Additional References to the History of the Tribe === | ||
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Comanche tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America]. | Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Comanche tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/comanche/comanchehist.htm The Indian Tribes of North America]. | ||
=== 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: | 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 Allotment Records|Allotment records]] | ||
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] | *[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] | ||
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] | *[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] | ||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] | *[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] | ||
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] | *[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] | ||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] | *[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] | ||
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] | *[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] | ||
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | *[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | ||
=== | === Correspondence and Census === | ||
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|- | |- | ||
! scope="col" | Tribe | ! scope="col" | Tribe | ||
! scope="col" | Agency | ! scope="col" | Agency | ||
! scope="col" | Location of Original Records | ! scope="col" | Location of Original Records | ||
! scope="col" | Pre-180 Correspondence M234 Roll Number | ! scope="col" | Pre-180 Correspondence M234 Roll Number | ||
! scope="col" | | ! scope="col" | FHL Film Number | ||
! scope="col" | Post-1885 Census M595 Roll Number | ! scope="col" | Post-1885 Census M595 Roll Number | ||
! scope="col" | | ! scope="col" | FHL Film Number | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Comanche | | Comanche | ||
| Anadarko Area Office, 1881 -1962 | | Anadarko Area Office, 1881-1962 | ||
| Fort Worth | | Fort Worth | ||
| | | - | ||
| | | - | ||
| Rolls 211-23 | | Rolls 211-23 | ||
| | | - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Comanche | | Comanche | ||
| [[Upper Platte Indian Agency|Upper Platte Agency]],1846-55 | | [[Upper Platte Indian Agency|Upper Platte Agency]],1846-55 | ||
| Washington D.C. | | Washington D.C. | ||
| Rolls 889-96 | | Rolls 889-96 | ||
| | | - | ||
| Rolls 211-23 | | Rolls 211-23 | ||
| | | - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Comanche | | Comanche | ||
| [[Upper Arkansas Indian Agency|Upper Arkansas Agency]], 1855-64 | | [[Upper Arkansas Indian Agency|Upper Arkansas Agency]], 1855-64 | ||
| Washington D.C. | | Washington D.C. | ||
| Rolls 878-82 | | Rolls 878-82 | ||
| | | - | ||
| Rolls 211-23 | | Rolls 211-23 | ||
| | | - | ||
|- | |- | ||
| Comanche | | Comanche | ||
| [[Kiowa Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Kiowa Agency]],1864-80 | | [[Kiowa Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Kiowa Agency]],1864-80 | ||
| Fort Worth | | Fort Worth | ||
| Rolls 375-86 | | Rolls 375-86 | ||
| | | - | ||
| Rolls 211-23 | | Rolls 211-23 | ||
| Films:576899 - 576912 | | FHL|Films:576899-576912 | ||
|} | |} | ||
=== Land Records === | ==== Land Records ==== | ||
Tribally owned land 7,045.80 acres. Allotted land: 201,350.17 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. | Tribally owned land 7,045.80 acres. Allotted land: 201,350.17 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 220-221 </ref> | ||
=== Treaties === | === Treaties === | ||
The year link (year of the treaty) will connect to an online copy of the treaty. | The year link (year of the treaty) will connect to an online copy of the treaty. | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0435.htm 1835] August 24, at Camp Holmes | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0435.htm 1835] August 24, at Camp Holmes | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846] May 15, at Council Springs | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846] May 15, at Council Springs | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0600.htm 1853] July 27, at Fort Atkinson | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0600.htm 1853] July 27, at Fort Atkinson | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0600.htm 1865] October 17, referred to in an Apache | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0600.htm 1865] October 17, referred to in an Apache treaty | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/kio0977.htm 1865] October 18, at Little Arkansas River | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/kio0977.htm 1865] October 18, at Little Arkansas River | ||
=== Vital Records === | === Vital Records === | ||
*Kiowa Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, | *Kiowa Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 576909 and births and deaths 1930-1936, FHL Film: 576911 | ||
=== Important | === Important Web Sites === | ||
*[http://www.narf.org/nill/Constitutions/comancheconst/comancheconsttoc.htm Constitution and By-laws] of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, approved: February 23, 2002 | *[http://www.narf.org/nill/Constitutions/comancheconst/comancheconsttoc.htm Constitution and By-laws] of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, approved: February 23, 2002 | ||
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*Comanche Nation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche Wikipedia] | *Comanche Nation [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comanche Wikipedia] | ||
=== | === References === | ||
<references /> | |||
=== Bibliography === | |||
==== Comanche ==== | |||
*Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, c1998. FHL Book 970.1 C197p | |||
==== General ==== | |||
* | *[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. | ||
* | *Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ Available online]. | ||
*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; {{FHL|1122745|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 R259e}}. | |||
*Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; {{FHL|831087|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 G131g}}. | |||
:Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean | |||
:Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America | |||
:Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau | |||
:Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands | |||
*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 Vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br> | |||
=== | :Volume 1 -- Not yet published | ||
:Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br> | |||
:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br> | |||
:Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4}}.<br> | |||
:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5}}.<br> | |||
:Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493742&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493742]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6}}.<br> | |||
:Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493311&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493311]<br> | |||
:Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13240086&referer=brief_results WorldCat 13240086]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8}}.<br> | |||
:Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26140053&referer=brief_results WorldCat 26140053]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9}}.<br> | |||
:Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301504096&referer=brief_results WorldCat 301504096]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10}}. | |||
:Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256516416&referer=brief_results WorldCat 256516416]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11}}.<br> | |||
:Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12}}.<br> | |||
:Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48209643&referer=brief_results WorldCat 48209643]<br> | |||
:Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254277176&referer=brief_results WorldCat 254277176] | |||
:Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256517503&referer=brief_results WorldCat 356517503]; {{FHL|248632|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15}}.<br> | |||
:Volume 16 -- Not yet published | |||
:Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43957746&referer=brief_results WorldCat 43957746]<br> | |||
:Volume 18 -- Not yet published | |||
:Volume 19 -- Not yet published | |||
:Volume 20 -- Not yet published | |||
{{ | *Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/indianlocation.htm Available online]. | ||
*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; {{FHL|1465222|title-id|disp=FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006}}. | |||
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Ancestral Homeland: Mexico to Wyoming
Various Spellings: Comanche, Camanche
Comanche Bands:[edit | edit source]
Kewatsana, Kotsai, Kotsoteka (Buffalo Eaters), Kwahadi, Motsai, Nokoni (Wanderers), Patgusa, Penateka (Honey Eaters), Pohoi, Quahadis (Antelopes), Tanima, Wasaih, and Yamparika (Yap Eaters)
Leaders: Quanna Parker[edit | edit source]
Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Comanche Nation of Oklahoma
584 N. W. Bingo Rd.
P. O. Box 908
Lawton, Oklahoma 73505
Toll Free Phone Number: 1.877.492.4988
Fax: 1.580.492.3796
- Comanche Nation Official Website
Population: 1984 Total enrollment 8,131. [1]
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 1600's: Left Wyoming, neighboring tribe, Shoshone and removed to south to Rocky Mountains.
- 1790: The Comanche allied with Kiowa
- 1791: Living in present day Kansas
- 1700-1800: raided and roamed Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and northern Mexico
- 1816-1839: Smallpox epidemics
- 1835: Texas Revolution
- 1838: Council House Affair
- 1840: United with southern Cheyenne and Arapaho
- 1845: Annexation of Texas, Texas Rangers protect settlers from hostile Indians, particular the Comanche
- 1849-50: Cholera epidemic
- 1853: Fort Atkinson Treaty - protect the Santa Fe Trail
- 1854: Comanche and Kiowa placed on reservation on the Brazos River.
- 1859: Barzos River Reservations abandoned - moved to new reservation on the Washita River near present-day Fort Cobb, Oklahoma
- 1864: Fought against Kit Carson's men; Battle of Adobe Walls on the Staked Plain for the Texas Panhandle
- 1866/7: Treaty of Medicine Lodge 4,000 Indians in attendance; Comanche, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa and Kiowa Apache tribes. William Tecumseh Sherman, Commissioner of Indian Affairs
- 1868: December 25: General Philip Henry Sheridan fought Comanche and Kiowa- Battle of Soldier Springs
- 1871-1874: Comanche and Kiowa wars
- 1874-75: Red River War or Buffalo War
- Peyote Road- Native American Church- sacramental use of peyote - by 1930 half of the Indian population in the United States belonged to the church.
- 1899: Oklahoma Territory ban the use of peyote.
Additional References to the History of the Tribe[edit | edit source]
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Comanche tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.
Records[edit | edit source]
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:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Correspondence and Census[edit | edit source]
| Tribe | Agency | Location of Original Records | Pre-180 Correspondence M234 Roll Number | FHL Film Number | Post-1885 Census M595 Roll Number | FHL Film Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comanche | Anadarko Area Office, 1881-1962 | Fort Worth | - | - | Rolls 211-23 | - |
| Comanche | Upper Platte Agency,1846-55 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 889-96 | - | Rolls 211-23 | - |
| Comanche | Upper Arkansas Agency, 1855-64 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 878-82 | - | Rolls 211-23 | - |
| Comanche | Kiowa Agency,1864-80 | Fort Worth | Rolls 375-86 | - | Rolls 211-23 | Films:576899-576912 |
Land Records[edit | edit source]
Tribally owned land 7,045.80 acres. Allotted land: 201,350.17 acres. [2]
Treaties[edit | edit source]
The year link (year of the treaty) will connect to an online copy of the treaty.
- 1835 August 24, at Camp Holmes
- 1846 May 15, at Council Springs
- 1853 July 27, at Fort Atkinson
- 1865 October 17, referred to in an Apache treaty
- 1865 October 18, at Little Arkansas River
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
- Kiowa Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 576909 and births and deaths 1930-1936, FHL Film: 576911
Important Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- Constitution and By-laws of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, approved: February 23, 2002
- Comanche Nation Official Website
- Comanche Nation Wikipedia
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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 221
- ↑ 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 220-221
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
Comanche[edit | edit source]
- Carlson, Paul H. The Plains Indians. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, c1998. FHL Book 970.1 C197p
General[edit | edit source]
- Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
- Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 Available online.
- Klein, Barry T., ed. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. WorldCat 317923332; FHL book 970.1 R259e.
- Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. WorldCat 37475188; FHL book 970.1 G131g.
- Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
- Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
- Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
- Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
- Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 Vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
- Volume 1 -- Not yet published
- Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751
- Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371
- Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- WorldCat 19331914; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4.
- Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5.
- Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6.
- Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
- Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8.
- Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9.
- Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10.
- Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11.
- Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12.
- Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- WorldCat 48209643
- Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- WorldCat 254277176
- Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 356517503; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15.
- Volume 16 -- Not yet published
- Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746
- Volume 18 -- Not yet published
- Volume 19 -- Not yet published
- Volume 20 -- Not yet published
- Swanton John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 Available online.
- Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. WorldCat 14718193; FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006.