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'''Ancestral Homeland: '''Georgia Bay, Lake Huron, ontario, later Lake Superior, Lake Michigan | '''Ancestral Homeland: '''Georgia Bay, Lake Huron, ontario, later Lake Superior, Lake Michigan | ||
'''Various spellings:''' Ottawa, Ottowa, Ottoway | '''Various spellings:''' Ottawa, Ottowa, Ottoway | ||
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The Chippewa, Potawatomi and the Ottawa formed the Council of Three Fires. | The Chippewa, Potawatomi and the Ottawa formed the Council of Three Fires. | ||
They were part of the Great Huron Trade | They were part of the Great Huron Trade. | ||
The tribe is federally recognized as the Ottawa | The tribe is federally recognized as the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma. | ||
==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
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*'''1831: '''Land cessions | *'''1831: '''Land cessions | ||
*'''1831-1867:''' The tribe lived in Kansas | *'''1831-1867:''' The tribe lived in Kansas | ||
*'''1867-1870: '''removed to Indian Territory - Oklahoma; some live in Ontario - Manitoulin Island and Cockburn Island | |||
''' | *'''1959:''' Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma terminated, Tribal membership 630, Tribal land (Acres) 0 (*1956 is the year given in the history of the Ottawa of Oklahoma's web site which coincides with a roll of blood members of the tribe that is now used for proof to join currently) | ||
*'''1978:''' Ottawa Tribe restored | |||
*'''1979:''' Ottawa Tribe reestablished as a federally recognized government when the Ottawa Council and the U.S. Congress ratified the Constitution. Present day members of the Ottawa of Oklahoma tribe must present proof of blood relatives on the 1956 roll and an original birth certificate. | |||
'''Brief History''' | |||
The history of the Ottawa Indians places them, at the first contact with Europeans, in what was to become Ontario, Canada in the 1600s. They are usually associated with Manitoulin Island and the shores of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron, in what is now the Province of Ontario<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Handbook of American Indians by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm Available online]</ref>. | The history of the Ottawa Indians places them, at the first contact with Europeans, in what was to become Ontario, Canada in the 1600s. They are usually associated with Manitoulin Island and the shores of Georgian Bay in Lake Huron, in what is now the Province of Ontario<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Handbook of American Indians by Frederick Webb Hodge [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ottawa/ottawahist.htm Available online]</ref>. | ||
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Little River Band of the Ottawa <br>375 River Street<br>Manistee, MI 49660<br>Phone: 231-723-8288<br>Toll Free: 1-888-723-8288<br>Fax: 231-723-8020<br> | Little River Band of the Ottawa <br>375 River Street<br>Manistee, MI 49660<br>Phone: 231-723-8288<br>Toll Free: 1-888-723-8288<br>Fax: 231-723-8020<br> | ||
Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma<br>13 S. 69 A <br>Miami, OK 74354 <br>Phone: 918-540-1536<br>Fax: 918-542-3214<br>Email: [mailto:adawetribe@sbcglobal.net adawetribe@sbcglobal.net]<br> | |||
== Records == | == Records == | ||
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'''Correspondence and Census''' | '''Correspondence and Census''' | ||
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*Quapaw Agency, M595, birth and death 1924-1932, FHL Film: 581408 | *Quapaw Agency, M595, birth and death 1924-1932, FHL Film: 581408 | ||
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'''Cemetery Records''' | |||
*Housman, Gerald L. ''Ottawa Indian Cemetery, Ottawa County, Oklahoma, 1870-1995. Tulsa, OK : Cock-A-Hoop Pub. ; Bartlesville, OK : Distributed by G.L. Housman, ©1996. ''[http://www.worldcat.org/title/ottawa-indian-cemetery-ottawa-county-oklahoma-1870-1995/oclc/36008661 WorldCat 36008661] | |||
== Important Web Sites == | == Important Web Sites == | ||
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*[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=614 Ohio History Central] -- History of the Ottawa Indians in Ohio's online encyclopedia of history | *[http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=614 Ohio History Central] -- History of the Ottawa Indians in Ohio's online encyclopedia of history | ||
*Eighteen page [https://www.lrboi-nsn.gov/docs/History%20Eras%20of%20LRBOI.pdf History of the Ottawa Tribe] | *Eighteen page [https://www.lrboi-nsn.gov/docs/History%20Eras%20of%20LRBOI.pdf History of the Ottawa Tribe] | ||
*[http://www.ottawatribe.org/ Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma] Official Website | *[http://www.ottawatribe.org/ Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma] Official Website including history (tribal library phone #918-542-6162) | ||
*Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Tribe_of_Oklahoma Wikipedia] | *Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa_Tribe_of_Oklahoma Wikipedia] | ||
*[http://thorpe.ou.edu/IRA/otcons.html Constitution and By-Laws] of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma | *[http://thorpe.ou.edu/IRA/otcons.html Constitution and By-Laws] of the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma | ||
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*[http://www.gtbindians.org/contact-us.html Grand River Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians] government offices at Peshawbestown, Michigan | *[http://www.gtbindians.org/contact-us.html Grand River Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians] government offices at Peshawbestown, Michigan | ||
*[http://www.lrboi.com/ Little River Band] at Manistee, Michigan | *[http://www.lrboi.com/ Little River Band] at Manistee, Michigan | ||
*[http://www.ottawatribe.org/ Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma ]at Miami, Oklahoma | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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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. | ||
*Cash, Joseph H. and Gerald W. Wolff. ''The Ottawa People''. Indian Tribal Series, Phoenix, 1976. [[Www.worldcat.org/title/ottawa-people/oclc/2716074|WorldCat 2716074]] | |||
*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]; [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]. | ||