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== History  ==
[[Image:Quapaw, John, Hunta Wakunta.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Quapaw, John, Hunta Wakunta.jpg]]
 
 
'''Ancestral Homeland:''' Ohio Valley west side of the lower Mississippi to Arkansas River
Population: 1984: total enrollment: 3,000 <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 238</ref>
 
=== Tribal Headquarters  ===
 
'''Quapaw Nation'''<br>5681 South 630 Road<br>Quapaw, OK 74363<br>Phone: 918-542-1853<br>[https://www.quapawtribe.com/ Website]
 
=== History  ===


==== Brief Timeline  ====
==== Brief Timeline  ====


==== Brief History ====
*1673: Contact with French explorer Jacques Marquette<br>
*1682: Rene-Robert Cavelier de la Salle <br>
*1686: Henri Tonti<br>
*1700's: The Quapaw became allies with French <br>
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/qua0160.htm 1818] Treaty, August 24,cession, reservation<br>
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/qua0210.htm 1824] Treaty, November 15, Harrington, Territory of Arkansas, cession<br>
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/qua0395.htm 1833]  Treaty, May 13, The tribe moved to Texas near the Red River among the [[Caddo Indians|Caddo]]. A flood encouraged migration back to Arkansas <br>
*1833: Removed from Arkansas; forced to locate in Indian Territory among the [[Osage Indians|Osage]]
*1834-1835 Census (M1831)
*1835: Treaty with the [[Comanche Indians|Comanche]], Etc.,
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che1050.htm 1865]  Treaty, September 13, Indian Territory with the [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]] and other Tribes.
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0960.htm 1867]  Treaty, February 23, Washington D.C., with the [[Seneca Indians|Seneca]], Mixed Seneca and [[Shawnee Indians|Shawnee]], cession and removal
*1867: Ceded land in Kansas
*1905: Mineral discoveries of lead and zinc discovered on Quapaw land
 
==== Agencies ====
 
[[Caddo Indian Agency (Louisiana)|Caddo Agency]]
 
[[Quapaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Quapaw Agency]] 1871-1880
 
[[Neosho Indian Agency (Kansas)|Neosho Agency]] 1831-1871
 
[[Osage Indian Agency (Kansas)|Osage Agency]] 1834-1837 and 1879-1880
 
[[Seneca Indian Agency (New York)|Seneca Agency]]
 
[[Red_River_Indian_Agency_(Louisiana)|Red River Agency]]


==== Reservations  ====
==== Reservations  ====
[[Quapaw Indian Reservation (Oklahoma)|Quapaw Reservation]]
==== Superintendencies  ====
Records for Superintendencies exist in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] and copies of many of them are also available in other research facilities.
[[Arkansas Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Arkansas Superintendency]]
[[Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Western Superintendency]]
[[Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Southern Superintendency]]
[[Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Central Superintendency]]


==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ====
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ====


== Tribal Headquarters  ==
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/quapaw/quapawhist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Quapaw 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 and in David Bushnell's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0017329 Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi.]


Quapaw Tribe of Indians [Eastern Oklahoma]<br>P.O. Box 765<br>Quapaw, OK 74363<br>Phone: 918.542.1853<br>Fax: 918.542.4694 <br>
=== 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>


'''Agency Records'''
*[[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'''
=== Correspondence and Census ===


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! scope="col" | Location of Original Records
! scope="col" | Location of Original Records  
! scope="col" |  
! scope="col" |  
Pre-1880 Correspondence
Pre-1880 Correspondence  


M 234&nbsp;RG 75 Rolls 962
M 234 RG 75 Rolls 962  


Roll Number
Roll Number  


! scope="col" |  
! scope="col" |  
FHL
FS Library


Film
Film  


Number
Number  


! scope="col" |  
! scope="col" |  
Post-1885 Census
Post-1885 Census  


M 595 RG 75 Rolls 693  
M 595 RG 75 Rolls 693  


Roll Number
Roll Number  


! scope="col" |  
! scope="col" |  
FHL
FS Library


Film
Film  


Number
Number  


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|-
| Quapaw
| Quapaw  
| Caddo and Red River Agencies
| Caddo and Red River Agencies  
| Washington D.C.
| Washington D.C.  
| Rolls 31, 727
| Rolls 31, 727  
|  
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|-
|-
| Quapaw
| Quapaw  
| Miami (Quapaw) Agency, 1870-1952
| Miami (Quapaw) Agency, 1870-1952  
| Washington D.C. and Fort Worth
| Washington D.C. and Fort Worth  
| Rolls 703-13
| Rolls 703-13  
|  
| -
| Rolls 411-16
| Rolls 411-16  
| 581405-410
| Films 581405-581410
|-
|-
| Quapaw
| Quapaw  
| Neosho Agency, 1831-71
| Neosho Agency, 1831-71  
| Washington D.C.
| Washington D.C.  
| Rolls 530-37
| Rolls 530-37  
|  
| -
| -
| -
| -
|
|-
|-
| Quapaw
| Quapaw  
| Osage Agency, 1879-80
| Osage Agency,1879-80  
| Washington D.C. and Fort Worth
| Washington D.C. and Fort Worth  
| Rolls 633-41
| Rolls 633-41  
|  
| -
| Roll 317
| Roll 317  
| 579727-738
| Films 579727-579738
|-
|-
| Quapaw
| Quapaw  
| Seneca Agency, 1901-07, 1910-21
| Seneca Agency, 1901-07, 1910-21  
| Washington D.C.
| Washington D.C.  
| -
| -  
|  
| -
| Rolls 487-89
| Rolls 487-89  
| 581498-99
| Films 581498-581499
|}
|}


'''Vital Records'''
=== Land and Property  ===
 
Tribally owned land: 729.15 acres. Allotted land: 11,867.73 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 237 </ref>
 
=== Treaties  ===
 
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/qua0160.htm 1818] August 24,cession, reservation
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/qua0210.htm 1824] November 15, Harrington, Territory of Arkansas, cession
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/qua0395.htm 1833] May 13,
*'''1835: '''with the Comanche, Etc.,
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che1050.htm 1865] September 13, Indian Territory with the Cherokee and other Tribes.
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0960.htm 1867] February 23, Washington D.C., with the Seneca, Mixed Seneca and Shawnee, cession and removal.
 
=== Vital Records  ===


*Osage Agency, M595 births and deaths 1925-1931 FHL Film: 579734
*Osage Agency, M595, births and deaths 1925-1931, {{FSC | Film: 579734}}
*Quapaw Agency, M595 births and deaths 1924-1932 FHL Film: 581408
*Quapaw Agency, M595, births and deaths 1924-1932, {{FSC | Film: 581408}}


== Important Web Sites ==
=== Important Websites ===


*[http://www.quapawtribe.com/ Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma] Official Website  
*[http://www.quapawtribe.com/ Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma] Official Website  
*Quapaw Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quapaw Wikipedia]
*Quapaw Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quapaw Wikipedia]


== References  ==
=== References  ===


<references />
<references />  


==== Bibliography  ====
==== Bibliography  ====
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*[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.  
*[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].  
*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]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1122745&disp=Reference+encyclopedia+of+the+American+I%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 R259e].  
*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]; {{FSC|1122745|title-id|disp=FS Catalog 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]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=831087&disp=The+Gale+encyclopedia+of+Native+American%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 G131g].
*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]; {{FSC|831087|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 G131g}}.


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*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br>
*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br>


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:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5].<br>
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:Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493742&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493742]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6].<br>
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:Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26140053&referer=brief_results WorldCat 26140053]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9].<br>
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:Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301504096&referer=brief_results WorldCat 301504096]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10].  
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:Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256516416&referer=brief_results WorldCat 256516416]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11].<br>
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:Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12].<br>
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*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].  
*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]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1465222&disp=Encyclopedia+of+Native+American+tribes%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006].
*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]; {{FSC|1465222|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 W146e 2006}}.


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Ancestral Homeland: Ohio Valley west side of the lower Mississippi to Arkansas River Population: 1984: total enrollment: 3,000 [1]

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Quapaw Nation
5681 South 630 Road
Quapaw, OK 74363
Phone: 918-542-1853
Website

History[edit | edit source]

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1673: Contact with French explorer Jacques Marquette
  • 1682: Rene-Robert Cavelier de la Salle
  • 1686: Henri Tonti
  • 1700's: The Quapaw became allies with French
  • 1818 Treaty, August 24,cession, reservation
  • 1824 Treaty, November 15, Harrington, Territory of Arkansas, cession
  • 1833 Treaty, May 13, The tribe moved to Texas near the Red River among the Caddo. A flood encouraged migration back to Arkansas
  • 1833: Removed from Arkansas; forced to locate in Indian Territory among the Osage
  • 1834-1835 Census (M1831)
  • 1835: Treaty with the Comanche, Etc.,
  • 1865 Treaty, September 13, Indian Territory with the Cherokee and other Tribes.
  • 1867 Treaty, February 23, Washington D.C., with the Seneca, Mixed Seneca and Shawnee, cession and removal
  • 1867: Ceded land in Kansas
  • 1905: Mineral discoveries of lead and zinc discovered on Quapaw land

Agencies[edit | edit source]

Caddo Agency

Quapaw Agency 1871-1880

Neosho Agency 1831-1871

Osage Agency 1834-1837 and 1879-1880

Seneca Agency

Red River Agency

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Quapaw Reservation

Superintendencies[edit | edit source]

Records for Superintendencies exist in the National Archives and copies of many of them are also available in other research facilities.

Arkansas Superintendency

Western Superintendency

Southern Superintendency

Central Superintendency

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 Quapaw 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 and in David Bushnell's Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi.

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:

Correspondence and Census[edit | edit source]

Tribe Agency Location of Original Records

Pre-1880 Correspondence

M 234 RG 75 Rolls 962

Roll Number

FS Library

Film

Number

Post-1885 Census

M 595 RG 75 Rolls 693

Roll Number

FS Library

Film

Number

Quapaw Caddo and Red River Agencies Washington D.C. Rolls 31, 727 - - -
Quapaw Miami (Quapaw) Agency, 1870-1952 Washington D.C. and Fort Worth Rolls 703-13 - Rolls 411-16 Films 581405-581410
Quapaw Neosho Agency, 1831-71 Washington D.C. Rolls 530-37 - - -
Quapaw Osage Agency,1879-80 Washington D.C. and Fort Worth Rolls 633-41 - Roll 317 Films 579727-579738
Quapaw Seneca Agency, 1901-07, 1910-21 Washington D.C. - - Rolls 487-89 Films 581498-581499

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Tribally owned land: 729.15 acres. Allotted land: 11,867.73 acres. [2]

Treaties[edit | edit source]

  • 1818 August 24,cession, reservation
  • 1824 November 15, Harrington, Territory of Arkansas, cession
  • 1833 May 13,
  • 1835: with the Comanche, Etc.,
  • 1865 September 13, Indian Territory with the Cherokee and other Tribes.
  • 1867 February 23, Washington D.C., with the Seneca, Mixed Seneca and Shawnee, cession and removal.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Important Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 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 238
  2. ↑ 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 237

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; FS Catalog 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; FS Catalog 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; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.4.
Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.5.
Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.6.
Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.8.
Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.9.
Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.10.
Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; FS Catalog book 970.1 H191h v.11.
Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; FS Catalog 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; FS Catalog 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
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