Tonkawa Tribe: Difference between revisions

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Tonkawa tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Records[edit | edit source]

Agency Records

Tonkawa Records (Allotment,School, and Vital)1895-1952. FHL Films: 1205529 and 1204634

Corrrespondence and Census

Tribe

Agency

Location of Original Records

Pre-1880 Correspondence

M234 RG 75 Rolls 962

Roll Number

FHL

Film

Number

Post 1885-Census

M595 RG 75 Rolls 693

Roll Number

FHL

Film

Number

Tonkawa

Pawnee Agency, 1871-1964

Washington D.C. and Fort Worth

Rolls 661-68

-

Rolls 338-43, 386-91

FHL Films579746-579753

Tonkawa

Texas Agency, 1847-59

Washington D.C.

Rolls 857-61

-

Tonkawa

Wichita Agency, 1859-78

Washington D.C.

Rolls 927-30

-

Treaty

1846 Treaty with the Comanche,Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc.,

Vital Records

Pawnee Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 579750

Important Web Sites[edit | edit source]

Constitution and By-Laws of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma.
The Tonkawa Indian Tribe Official Website
Tonkawa Tribe Wikipedia

References[edit | edit source]

Bibliography[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.

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+[[Image:Tonkawa chiefs 1898.jpg|thumb|right|300px]]
-[[Image:Tonkawa chiefs 1898.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Tonkawa chiefs 1898.jpg]]
+To get started on [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]]
-===Introduction===
 '''Various spellings:''' Tonkawa, Tonkaway
 '''Ancestral homeland:''' central Texas
-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. FS Library book 970.1 In2 page 242 </ref>
 <br>
-=== Tribal Headquarters  ===
+== Tribal Headquarters  ==
-'''Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma''' <br>1 Rush Buffalo Road<br>Tonkawa, OK 74653-4449<br>Phone: 580-628-2561<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>
-[http://www.tonkawatribe.com/ Website]
-=== History  ===
+*[http://www.tonkawatribe.com/ The Tonkawa Indian Tribe] Official Website
+== History  ==
 ==== Brief History  ====
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 ==== Brief Timeline  ====
-'s: First contact with Spanish explorers: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
+'''1530's:''' First contact with Spanish explorers: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
-'s: Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
+'''1540's:''' Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
-: Rene Robert Cavelier de La Salle's Expedition
+'''1682:''' Rene Robert Cavelier de La Salle's Expedition
--59: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Texas Agency
+'''1847-59:''' The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Texas Agency <br>
-[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26395 1846]: Treaty with the Comanche, Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc.,
+'''[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846]:&nbsp; '''Treaty with the Comanche,Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc.,
-: The tribe assigned to a reservation in Texas.
+'''1855: '''The tribe assigned to a reservation-
-: The Tribe moved to Oklahoma settled near Anadarko.
+Tonkawa scouts&nbsp;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
-: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Wichita Agency
+'''1861-65:''' Tonkawa braves served as scouts for the Confederate Army
--65: Tonkawa braves served as scouts for the Confederate Army
+'''1859: '''The tribe was relocated to Washita River in Indian Territory
-: raiding party attacked the Tonkawa killin 167 men, women, and children. Settled on the Oakland reservation near Ponc City.
+'''1865: '''Some members of the Tribe fled to Texas until 1884
-: The tribe was relocated to Washita River in Indian Territory
+'''1876-80:''' In Texas the tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Central Superintendency.
-: Some members of the Tribe fled to Texas until 1884
+'''1884:''' Those who had fled to Texas removed to Indian Territory.
--80: In Texas the tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Central Superintendency.
-: Those who had fled to Texas removed to Indian Territory.
-: Tonkawa land were allotted
-: Adoped a onstitution. .
 ==== Agency  ====
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 Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/tonkawa/tonkawaindianhist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Tonkawa tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.
-=== 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]]
-<br>
-=== Agency Records ===
+'''Agency Records'''
-Tonkawa Records(Allotment,School,and Vital)1895-1952. FS Library|Films: 1205529 and 1204634
+Tonkawa Records (Allotment,School, and Vital)1895-1952. {{FHL|Films: 1205529 and 1204634}}
-==== Correspondence and Census ====
+'''Corrrespondence and Census'''
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+{| border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
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-FS Library
+FHL
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+FHL
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+| {{FHL|Films579746-579753}}
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-==== Land and Property ====
+'''Treaty'''
-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. FS Library book 970.1 In2 page 242</ref>
+*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846] Treaty with the Comanche,Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc.,
-==== Treaty ====
+'''Vital Records'''
-*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26395 1846] Treaty with the [[Comanche_Indians|Comanche]],Aionai, Anadarko, [[Caddo_Indians|Caddo]], Etc.,
+*Pawnee Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, {{FHL|Film: 579750}}
-==== Vital Records ====
+== Important Web Sites  ==
-*Pawnee Agency, M595,
-**births and deaths 1924-1932, {{FSC|Film: 579750}}
-=== Important Websites  ===
 *[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]
-=== References  ===
+== References  ==
 <references />
 ==== Bibliography  ====
+*[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}}.
-[[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Texas]] [[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Oklahoma]]
+[[Category:Texas Indian Tribes]] [[Category:Oklahoma Indian Tribes]]