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To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | ||
The Ak-Chin Indian Community is a federally-recognized tribal entity.<br> | The Ak-Chin Indian Community is a federally-recognized tribal entity.<br> | ||
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Note: This is the Tribal page, see [[Ak-Chin Indian Community, Arizona (Reservation)]] for the reservation page.<br> | Note: This is the Tribal page, see [[Ak-Chin Indian Community, Arizona (Reservation)]] for the reservation page.<br> | ||
== Tribal Headquarters == | === Tribal Headquarters === | ||
Ak-Chin Indian Community<br> 42507 West Peters & Nall Rd<br> Maricopa, Arizona 85138<br> Phone: (520) 568-1000 | Ak-Chin Indian Community<br> 42507 West Peters & Nall Rd<br> Maricopa, Arizona 85138<br> Phone: (520) 568-1000 | ||
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The Ak-Chin Indian Community lies 30 miles south of Phoenix in the northwestern part of Pinal County at an elevation of approximately 1,186 feet. State Route 238 intersects the reservation at its northernmost and easternmost corners. State Route 347 runs through the reservation, connecting Interstate 8 and 1-10. In this extremely arid Sonoran Desert climate; no streams slice through the landscape and no mountains rise steeply from the desert floor. Four washes traverse within the reservation from north to south.<ref>[http://www.arizonaguide.com "Official Guide of the Arizona State Office of Tourism"]</ref> | The Ak-Chin Indian Community lies 30 miles south of Phoenix in the northwestern part of Pinal County at an elevation of approximately 1,186 feet. State Route 238 intersects the reservation at its northernmost and easternmost corners. State Route 347 runs through the reservation, connecting Interstate 8 and 1-10. In this extremely arid Sonoran Desert climate; no streams slice through the landscape and no mountains rise steeply from the desert floor. Four washes traverse within the reservation from north to south.<ref>[http://www.arizonaguide.com "Official Guide of the Arizona State Office of Tourism"]</ref> | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
Ak-Chin is an O'odham word which when translated means "mouth of the wash" or "place where the wash loses itself in the sand or ground." The term refers to a type of farming that relies on washes – seasonal food-plains created by winter snows and summer rains.<br> | Ak-Chin is an O'odham word which when translated means "mouth of the wash" or "place where the wash loses itself in the sand or ground." The term refers to a type of farming that relies on washes – seasonal food-plains created by winter snows and summer rains.<br> | ||
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Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona. Articles of Association of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Arizona: Including Amendments. S.l: s.n, 1970. {{WorldCat|70865514}} | Ak Chin Indian Community of the Maricopa (Ak Chin) Indian Reservation, Arizona. Articles of Association of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Arizona: Including Amendments. S.l: s.n, 1970. {{WorldCat|70865514}} | ||
== Brief Timeline == | == Brief Timeline === | ||
=== Additional References to the History of the Tribes === | === Additional References to the History of the Tribes === | ||
== Reservations == | === Reservations === | ||
See [[Ak-Chin Indian Community, Arizona (Reservation)]] | See [[Ak-Chin Indian Community, Arizona (Reservation)]] | ||
== 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]] | |||
Tiffany, Sarah Y., Genealogy of a few Indian families of the Maracopa, Pima & Papago tribes, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955, microfilm {{FHL | 2366}} | Tiffany, Sarah Y., Genealogy of a few Indian families of the Maracopa, Pima & Papago tribes, Genealogical Society of Utah, 1955, microfilm {{FHL | 2366}} | ||
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The Tumacacori census of 1796 {{FHL|874325}} | The Tumacacori census of 1796 {{FHL|874325}} | ||
== Important Web Sites == | === Important Web Sites === | ||
[http://www.itcaonline.com/tribes_akchin.html InterTribal Council of Arizona, Inc.]<br> [http://www.public.asu.edu/~ifmls/artinculturalcontextsfolder/ecomuseum.html Ak-Chin Him Dak Ecomuseum]<br> [http://www.ak-chin.nsn.us/runner.html Ak-Chin O'odham Runner newspaper] | [http://www.itcaonline.com/tribes_akchin.html InterTribal Council of Arizona, Inc.]<br> [http://www.public.asu.edu/~ifmls/artinculturalcontextsfolder/ecomuseum.html Ak-Chin Him Dak Ecomuseum]<br> [http://www.ak-chin.nsn.us/runner.html Ak-Chin O'odham Runner newspaper] | ||
== References == | === References === | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
== Bibliography == | === Bibliography === | ||
*[http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=741979571&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=48051&RQT=309&VName=PQD Cudel, Evelyne. High Incidence of Diabetes in the O'Odham Community Approach in Prevention and Control for a Native American Tribe]. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 1994, 1994. {{WorldCat|676815704}} | *[http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=741979571&sid=2&Fmt=2&clientId=48051&RQT=309&VName=PQD Cudel, Evelyne. High Incidence of Diabetes in the O'Odham Community Approach in Prevention and Control for a Native American Tribe]. Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Riverside, 1994, 1994. {{WorldCat|676815704}} | ||