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[[Image:Comanche Indian -Six tribal leaders.png|thumb|right|300px | {{niok}} | ||
[[Image:Comanche Indian -Six tribal leaders.png|thumb|right|300px]] [[Image:Comanche Nation Flag.png|right|300px|Comanche Nation Flag.png]] | |||
To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | ||
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*[http://www.comanchenation.com/index.html Comanche Nation] Official Website | *[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 === | ||
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*'''1791:''' Living in present day Kansas | *'''1791:''' Living in present day Kansas | ||
*'''1700-1800: '''raided and roamed Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and northern Mexico | *'''1700-1800: '''raided and roamed Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado and northern Mexico | ||
*'''1816-1839:''' Smallpox | *'''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 | *'''1845:''' Annexation of Texas, Texas Rangers protect settlers from hostile Indians, particular the Comanche | ||
*'''1849-50: | *'''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, Arapaho, Kiowa | *'''1866/7:''' Treaty of Medicine Lodge 4,000 Indians in attendance; Comanche, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa and [[Kiowa Apache Indians|Kiowa Apache]] tribes. William Tecumseh Sherman, Commissioner of Indian Affairs | ||
*'''1868:''' December 25: General Philip Henry | *'''1868:''' December 25: General Philip Henry Sheridan fought Comanche and Kiowa- Battle of Soldier Springs | ||
*'''1871-1874: ''' | *'''1871-1874: '''Comanche and 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. | ||
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| {{FHL|Films:576899-576912}} | | {{FHL|Films:576899-576912}} | ||
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====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. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 220-221 </ref> | |||
=== Treaties === | === Treaties === | ||
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=== 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 Web Sites === | === Important Web Sites === | ||
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==== Comanche ==== | ==== Comanche ==== | ||
*Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, c1998. | *Carlson, Paul H. ''The Plains Indians''. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, c1998. FHL Book 970.1 C197p | ||
==== General ==== | ==== General ==== | ||
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:Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands | :Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands | ||
*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 | *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 1 -- Not yet published | ||