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===Introduction===


'''Various spellings:''' Tonkawa, Tonkaway  
'''Various spellings:''' Tonkawa, Tonkaway  


'''Ancestral homeland:''' central Texas  
'''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>
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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: 580-628-2561<br>
 
[http://www.tonkawatribe.com/ Website]
*[http://www.tonkawatribe.com/ The Tonkawa Tribe] Official Website
 
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  ===
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1847-59: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Texas Agency  
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.,  
[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26395 1846]: Treaty with the Comanche, Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc.,  


1855: The tribe assigned to a reservation in Texas.  
1855: The tribe assigned to a reservation in Texas.  
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=== Agency Records ===
=== Agency Records ===


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


==== Correspondence and Census ====
==== Correspondence and Census ====
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==== Land and Property ====
==== 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. FS Library book 970.1 In2 page 242</ref>  


==== Treaty ====
==== Treaty ====


*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846] Treaty with the [[Comanche_Indians|Comanche]],Aionai, Anadarko, [[Caddo_Indians|Caddo]], Etc.,
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26395 1846] Treaty with the [[Comanche_Indians|Comanche]],Aionai, Anadarko, [[Caddo_Indians|Caddo]], Etc.,


==== Vital Records ====
==== Vital Records ====


*Pawnee Agency, M595,  
*Pawnee Agency, M595,  
**births and deaths 1924-1932, {{FHL|Film: 579750}}
**births and deaths 1924-1932, {{FSC|Film: 579750}}


=== Important Websites  ===
=== Important Websites  ===
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[[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Texas]] [[Category:Oklahoma_Indian_Tribes]]
[[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Texas]] [[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Oklahoma]]

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Tonkawa chiefs 1898.jpg

Introduction

Various spellings: Tonkawa, Tonkaway

Ancestral homeland: central Texas Population: 1984: Total enrollment 181. [1]

Tribal Headquarters

Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma
1 Rush Buffalo Road
Tonkawa, OK 74653-4449
Phone: 580-628-2561
Website

History

Brief History

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

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

1855: The tribe assigned to a reservation in Texas.

1857: The Tribe moved to Oklahoma settled near Anadarko.

Tonkawa scouts served with the Texas Rangers against the Comanche.

1859: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Wichita Agency

1861-65: Tonkawa braves served as scouts for the Confederate Army

1862: raiding party attacked the Tonkawa killin 167 men, women, and children. Settled on the Oakland reservation near Ponc City.

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.

1887: Tonkawa land were allotted

1938: Adoped a onstitution. .

Agency

Pawnee Agency  (Nebraska and Oklahoma)

Texas Agency

Wichita Agency

Reservations

Superintendency

Southern Superintendency

Central Superintendency

Additional References to the History of the Tribe

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

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:


Agency Records

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

Correspondence and Census

Tribe Agency Location of Original Records

Pre-1880 Correspondence

M234 RG 75 Rolls 962

Roll Number

FS Library

Film

Number

Post 1885-Census

M595 RG 75 Rolls 693

Roll Number

FS Library

Film

Number

Tonkawa Pawnee Agency, 1871-1964 Washington D.C. and Fort Worth Rolls 661-68 - Rolls 338-43, 386-91

Films

579746-579753

Tonkawa Texas Agency, 1847-59 Washington D.C. Rolls 857-61 - - -
Tonkawa Wichita Agency, 1859-78 Washington D.C. Rolls 927-30 - - -

Land and Property

Tribally owned 160.00 acres. Allotted land: 238.24 acres [2]

Treaty

Vital Records

Important Websites

References

  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 242
  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 242

Bibliography

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