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To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]] | ||
Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records. | |||
'''Ancestral Homeland: '''Georgia Bay, Lake Huron, Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan | '''Ancestral Homeland: '''Georgia Bay, Lake Huron, Ontario, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan | ||
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In 1855, the Ottawa signed another treaty with the U.S. government at which time reserves were created in [[Leelanau County, Michigan Genealogy|Leelanau]] and [[Antrim County, Michigan Genealogy|Antrim]] Counties. The Bureau of Indian Affairs considered the tribe "terminated" with the signing of that treaty and they were not considered an official tribe from 1855 to 1980. After several petitions for recognition over nearly 50 years, the Bureau of Indian Affairs again officially recognized the tribe in 1980<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Grand Traverse Band web site [http://www.gtbindians.org/history.html Available online]</ref>. Other groups of Ottawa were re-recognized in 1994.<br> | In 1855, the Ottawa signed another treaty with the U.S. government at which time reserves were created in [[Leelanau County, Michigan Genealogy|Leelanau]] and [[Antrim County, Michigan Genealogy|Antrim]] Counties. The Bureau of Indian Affairs considered the tribe "terminated" with the signing of that treaty and they were not considered an official tribe from 1855 to 1980. After several petitions for recognition over nearly 50 years, the Bureau of Indian Affairs again officially recognized the tribe in 1980<ref>History of the Ottawa Tribe from the Grand Traverse Band web site [http://www.gtbindians.org/history.html Available online]</ref>. Other groups of Ottawa were re-recognized in 1994.<br> | ||
Another group of Ottawa Indians lived in northwestern [[ | Another group of Ottawa Indians lived in northwestern [[Indians of Ohio|Ohio]] and participated in the [[Beginning US War of 1812 Research|War of 1812]] under the leadership of Pontiac, who was a well-known chief of the tribe. They were a party to the Treaty of Greenville, signed on August 3, 1795 in Indiana<ref>The Treaty of Greenville, as it appears in The Laws of the United States, printed by Richard Folwell, Philadelphia, 1796 [http://www.earlyamerica.com/earlyamerica/milestones/greenville/ Available online].</ref>. Some members of this part of the Ottawa Nation were removed to [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]] and later to Oklahoma<ref>"Ottawa Indians", Ohio History Central, July 1, 2005, http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=614</ref>. | ||
=== Additional References to the History of the Tribe === | === Additional References to the History of the Tribe === | ||
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Theodore Karamanski. ''Blackbird's Song'' East Lansing, MI, Michigan State University Press, 2012. see: [http://www.amazon.com/Blackbirds-Song-Andrew-Blackbird-People/dp/1611860504%7C Blackbird's song on amazon.com] | Theodore Karamanski. ''Blackbird's Song'' East Lansing, MI, Michigan State University Press, 2012. see: [http://www.amazon.com/Blackbirds-Song-Andrew-Blackbird-People/dp/1611860504%7C Blackbird's song on amazon.com] | ||
Thomas Guthrie Marquis. The War Chief of the Ottawas: A Chronicle of the Pontiac War. Toronto, Glasgow, Brook, 1920 {{FHL|166225|item|disp=FHL Book 979.1H2cc vol l5}} (Chronicles of Canada: Vol 15) | Thomas Guthrie Marquis. The War Chief of the Ottawas: A Chronicle of the Pontiac War. Toronto, Glasgow, Brook, 1920 {{FHL|166225|item|disp=FHL Book 979.1H2cc vol l5}} (Chronicles of Canada: Vol 15) | ||
=== Brief Timeline === | === Brief Timeline === | ||
*1600: In the Great Lakes area - Lake Huron | *1600: In the Great Lakes area - Lake Huron | ||
*1660: Defeated by the [[ | *1660: Defeated by the [[Five Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy|Iroquois]] who disrupted trade | ||
*1689-1763: [[ | *1689-1763: [[French and Indian War, 1754-1763|French and Indian Wars]] (French and Algonquian tribes against English and Iroquois) | ||
*1763: Treaty of Paris | *1763: Treaty of Paris | ||
*1763: Pontiac's Rebellion; tried to drive the British from the Great Lakes. About 2,000 settlers died during the rebellion. Many British forts surrendered; Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt did not. Fort Pitt under Lord Jeffery Amherst's suggestion, sent out smallpox-infected blankets starting an epidemic among the Indians | *1763: Pontiac's Rebellion; tried to drive the British from the Great Lakes. About 2,000 settlers died during the rebellion. Many British forts surrendered; Fort Detroit and Fort Pitt did not. Fort Pitt under Lord Jeffery Amherst's suggestion, sent out smallpox-infected blankets starting an epidemic among the Indians | ||
*1831: Land cessions | *1831: Land cessions | ||
*1837: Census (M1831) | *1837: Census (M1831) | ||
*1837-47: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Council Bluffs Subagency (Iowa)|Council Bluff Agency]] | *1837-47: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Council Bluffs Subagency (Iowa)|Council Bluff Agency]] | ||
*1837-51: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Osage River Indian Agency (Kansas)|Osage River Agency]] | *1837-51: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Osage River Indian Agency (Kansas)|Osage River Agency]] | ||
*1851-63: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Sac and Fox Indian Agency (Iowa)|Sac and Fox Agency]] | *1851-63: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Sac and Fox Indian Agency (Iowa)|Sac and Fox Agency]] | ||
*1831-1867: The tribe lived in [[ | *1831-1867: The tribe lived in [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas ]] | ||
*1863-73: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Ottawa Indian Agency (Kansas)|Ottawa Agency]] | *1863-73: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Ottawa Indian Agency (Kansas)|Ottawa Agency]] | ||
*1867-1870: Removed to Indian Territory - Oklahoma; some live in [[ | *1867-1870: Removed to Indian Territory - Oklahoma; some live in [[First Nations of Ontario|Ontario]] - Manitoulin Island and Cockburn Island | ||
*1867-80: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Neosho Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Neosho Agency]] | *1867-80: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Neosho Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Neosho Agency]] | ||
*1871-80: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Quapaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Quapaw Agency]] | *1871-80: Tribe under the jurisdiction of the [[Quapaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Quapaw Agency]] | ||
*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 | *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 | ||
*1979: Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma reestablished as a federally recognized government when the Ottawa Council and the U.S. Congress ratified the Constitution. | *1979: Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma reestablished as a federally recognized government when the Ottawa Council and the U.S. Congress ratified the Constitution. | ||
*1980: [[ | *1980: [[Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, Michigan|Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and]] Chippewa Indians re-recognized by the federal government | ||
*1994: [[ | *1994: [[Little River Band of Ottawa Indians, Michigan|Little River Band of Ottawa]] Indians and Little Tranverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians are both re-recognized by the federal government<br> | ||
=== Reservations === | === Reservations === | ||
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*[http://www.grboi.com/archive/pdf/Reports.pdf Additions to the Durant Roll] | *[http://www.grboi.com/archive/pdf/Reports.pdf Additions to the Durant Roll] | ||
==== Correspondence and Census ==== | ==== Correspondence and Census ==== | ||
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1836 census - 6th article of 1836 Treaty of of men, women and children {{FHL|49378|item|disp=FHL Film: 982330}} Item 4 or FHL Book: Q 970.1 Al #4 | 1836 census - 6th article of 1836 Treaty of of men, women and children {{FHL|49378|item|disp=FHL Film: 982330}} Item 4 or FHL Book: Q 970.1 Al #4 | ||
==== Land and Property ==== | ==== Land and Property ==== | ||
Tribally owned land: 40.28 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 234 </ref> | Tribally owned land: 40.28 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 234 </ref> | ||
==== Treaties ==== | ==== Treaties ==== | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/wya0006.htm 1785] January 21, at Fort McIntosh,with the Wyandot, Etc., | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/wya0006.htm 1785] January 21, at Fort McIntosh,with the Wyandot, Etc., | ||
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*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0960.htm 1867] February 23, with Seneca, Mixed Seneca and Shawnee, Quapaw, Etc., | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sen0960.htm 1867] February 23, with Seneca, Mixed Seneca and Shawnee, Quapaw, Etc., | ||
==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
*Quapaw Agency, M595, | *Quapaw Agency, M595, | ||
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**Births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 581408 | **Births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 581408 | ||
==== Cemetery Records ==== | ==== 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] | *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] | ||
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSvcid=146089&GRid=21888260&CRid=291081& Find A Grave:Ottawa Indian Cemetery], Ottawa Indian Cemetery, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma | *[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSvcid=146089&GRid=21888260&CRid=291081& Find A Grave:Ottawa Indian Cemetery], Ottawa Indian Cemetery, Miami, Ottawa, Oklahoma | ||
==== Religious Records ==== | ==== Religious Records ==== | ||
*Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians had an association with Catholic ministries, orders, churches, schools, etc. in its history. The tribe's online [http://www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/Arch/OurLandandCultureforweb.pdf <u>Our Land and Culture Book</u>] suggests Catholic religous records from their geographical location can be helpful in family history research. | *Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians had an association with Catholic ministries, orders, churches, schools, etc. in its history. The tribe's online [http://www.ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/Arch/OurLandandCultureforweb.pdf <u>Our Land and Culture Book</u>] suggests Catholic religous records from their geographical location can be helpful in family history research. | ||
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=== Important Web Sites === | === Important Web Sites === | ||
==== History of the Tribe ==== | ==== History of the Tribe ==== | ||
*[http://www.gtbindians.org/history.asp Grand Traverse Band] -- History of the Ottawa Tribe | *[http://www.gtbindians.org/history.asp Grand Traverse Band] -- History of the Ottawa Tribe | ||