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Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records. | |||
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'''Various Spellings''': Wichita, Witchetaw, Wicheta, Ouichita | '''Various Spellings''': Wichita, Witchetaw, Wicheta, Ouichita | ||
'''Ancestral homeland''': in area now [[ | '''Ancestral homeland''': in area now [[Indians of Kansas|Kansas]], [[Indians of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] and [[Indians of Texas|Texas]]. | ||
=== Tribal Headquarters === | === Tribal Headquarters === | ||
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==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe ==== | ||
=== Agency === | === Agencies === | ||
The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the following agencies | |||
[[Texas_Indian_Agency_(Texas)|Texas Agency]], [[Wichita_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Wichita Agency]], [[Kiowa_Indian_Agency_(Oklahoma)|Kiowa Agency]] | |||
=== Superintendencies === | |||
=== Records === | Records for Superintendencies exist in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] and copies of many of them are also available in other research facilities. | ||
The Wichita were under the jurisdiction of the [[Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Southern]] and [[Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Central ]]Superintendencies | |||
=== 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> | 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> | ||
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*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | *[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | ||
=== Correspondence and Census === | === Correspondence and Census === | ||
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=== Land and Property === | === Land and Property === | ||
Tribally owned land: 2,602.64 acres. Allotted land: 55,599.92 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 242</ref> | Tribally owned land: 2,602.64 acres. Allotted land: 55,599.92 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 242</ref> | ||
=== Treaties === | === Treaties === | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0435.htm 1835] August 24, at Camp Holmes, with the Comanche | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0435.htm 1835] August 24, at Camp Holmes, with the Comanche | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846]May 15, at Council Springs, with the Comanche, Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc., | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/com0554.htm 1846]May 15, at Council Springs, with the Comanche, Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc., | ||
=== Vital Records === | === Vital Records === | ||
*Kiowa Agency, M595 ,birth and deaths 1930-1936, {{FHL|Film: 576911}} | *Kiowa Agency, M595 ,birth and deaths 1930-1936, {{FHL|Film: 576911}} | ||
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=== Important Web Sites === | === Important Web Sites === | ||