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


== Tribal Headquarters  ==
== Tribal Headquarters  ==

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Ancestral Homeland: Ohio Valley  west side of the lower Mississippi to Arkansas River

 

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: became allies with French

1818: Treaty

1824: Treaty 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

1867:  ceded land in Kansas

1905: lead and zinc discovered on Quapaw land


Brief History[edit | edit source]

Reservations[edit | edit source]

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.

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

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

Records[edit | edit source]

Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

Tribe Agency Location of Original Records

Pre-1880 Correspondence

M 234 RG 75 Rolls 962

Roll Number

FHL

Film

Number

Post-1885 Census

M 595 RG 75 Rolls 693

Roll Number

FHL

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 581405-410
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 579727-738
Quapaw Seneca Agency, 1901-07, 1910-21 Washington D.C. - Rolls 487-89 581498-99

Vital Records

  • Osage Agency, M595 births and deaths 1925-1931 FHL Film: 579734
  • Quapaw Agency, M595 births and deaths 1924-1932 FHL Film: 581408

Important Web Sites[edit | edit source]

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