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=== History  ===
=== History  ===
The Omaha were associated with the Kansa, Quapaw, Osage and Ponca.


==== Brief Timeline  ====
==== Brief Timeline  ====
1802: A smallpox epidemic reduced the tribes population.


1824-37: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the [[Upper Missouri Indian Agency|Upper Missouri Agency]]  
1804: The tribe was visited by Lewis and Clark
 
1824-37: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the [[Upper Missouri Indian Agency|Upper Missouri Agency]]
 
1854: March 16, Treaty ceded their lands west of the Missouri.
 
1855: the tribe was removed to Dakota County, Nebraska


1837-56: The [[Council Bluffs Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Council Bluff's Agency supervised]] the tribe  
1837-56: The [[Council Bluffs Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Council Bluff's Agency supervised]] the tribe  
1865: Treaty


1856-76: [[Omaha Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Omaha Agency supervised]] the tribe  
1856-76: [[Omaha Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Omaha Agency supervised]] the tribe  


1876-80: [[Nebraska Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Nebraska Agencies supervised]] the tribe  
1876-80: [[Nebraska Indian Agency (Nebraska)|Nebraska Agencies supervised]] the tribe  
1882: a law was enacted granting lands in severalty and prospective citizenship. 
1893: Allotments to Indian women and any child born since since allotments were made under the Act of August 7, 1882
1936: Constitution ratified


The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the [[St. Louis Superintendency of Indian Affairs|St. Louis]], [[Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Central]], and [[Northern Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Northern]] Superintendencies.  
The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the [[St. Louis Superintendency of Indian Affairs|St. Louis]], [[Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Central]], and [[Northern Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Northern]] Superintendencies.  
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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/omaha/omahahist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Omaha tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/nebraska/index.htm#Omaha The Indian Tribes of North America ]and in David Bushnell's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0017323 Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi.]  
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/omaha/omahahist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Omaha tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/nebraska/index.htm#Omaha The Indian Tribes of North America ]and in David Bushnell's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/scripts/data/database.cgi?file=Data&report=SingleArticle&ArticleID=0017323 Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi.]


==== Reservations ====
=== Reservations ===
Omaha Reservation


=== Bands and Groups of the Omaha Tribe  ===
=== Bands and Groups of the Omaha Tribe  ===
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*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/oto0479.htm 1836] October 15, with the Oto, Etc., cession  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/oto0479.htm 1836] October 15, with the Oto, Etc., cession  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/oma0611.htm 1854] March 16,cession, removal, annuities,reserve  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/oma0611.htm 1854] March 16,cession, removal, annuities,reserve  
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/oma0872.htm 1865]March 6, cession, reservation, land divided in severally
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/oma0872.htm 1865] March 6, cession, reservation, land divided in severally


::Allottees on the Namaha Half-Breed Reservation, 1860. These allotments first authorized land in severally to be given to Indians based on the Treaty of Prairie du Chien, 1830 <ref> The Journal of American Indian Family Research. Ed by Larry S. Watson. </ref> FHL 970.1 J824j Vol. 9 No.1 pages 6-10  
::Allottees on the Namaha Half-Breed Reservation, 1860. These allotments first authorized land in severally to be given to Indians based on the Treaty of Prairie du Chien, 1830 <ref> The Journal of American Indian Family Research. Ed by Larry S. Watson. </ref> FHL 970.1 J824j Vol. 9 No.1 pages 6-10  

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Guide to Omaha Tribe of Nebraska 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: Omaha, Omahaw

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
P.O. Box 368
Macy, NE 68039
Phone: 1.402.837.5391
Fax: 1.402.837.5308

History[edit | edit source]

The Omaha were associated with the Kansa, Quapaw, Osage and Ponca.

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

1802: A smallpox epidemic reduced the tribes population.

1804: The tribe was visited by Lewis and Clark

1824-37: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Upper Missouri Agency

1854: March 16, Treaty ceded their lands west of the Missouri.

1855: the tribe was removed to Dakota County, Nebraska

1837-56: The Council Bluff's Agency supervised the tribe

1865: Treaty

1856-76: Omaha Agency supervised the tribe

1876-80: Nebraska Agencies supervised the tribe

1882: a law was enacted granting lands in severalty and prospective citizenship.

1893: Allotments to Indian women and any child born since since allotments were made under the Act of August 7, 1882

1936: Constitution ratified

The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the St. Louis, Central, and Northern Superintendencies.

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 Omaha 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.

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Omaha Reservation

Bands and Groups of the Omaha Tribe[edit | edit source]

Records[edit | edit source]

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:

Agencies[edit | edit source]

Upper Missouri

Council Bluffs Agency

Omaha Agency

Nebraska Agencies

Superintendencies[edit | edit source]

St. Louis Superintendency

Central Superintendency

Northern Superintendency

Correspondence and Census Records[edit | edit source]

Tribe Agency Location of Original Records

Pre-1880 Correspondence

M234 RG 75 Rolls 962

Roll Numbers

FHL

Film

Numbers

Post-1885 Census

M595 RG 75 Rolls 962

Roll Numbers

FHL

Film

Numbers

Omaha Upper Missouri Agency, 1824-37 Washington D.C. Rolls 883-88 - - -
Omaha Council Bluffs Agency, 1837-56 Washington D.C. Rolls 215-18 - - -
Omaha Omaha (Winnebago) Agency, 1867-1946 Washington D.C. and Kansas City Rolls 60406 - Rolls 311-14, 663-70 Films: 579721-724 , and FHL Films: 583122-583103
Omaha Nebraska Agencies, 1876-80 Washington D.C. Rolls 519-29 - - -

Treaties[edit | edit source]

  • 1830 July 15, with Sauk and Foxes Etc., annuity, cession, reservation
  • 1836 October 15, with the Oto, Etc., cession
  • 1854 March 16,cession, removal, annuities,reserve
  • 1865 March 6, cession, reservation, land divided in severally
Allottees on the Namaha Half-Breed Reservation, 1860. These allotments first authorized land in severally to be given to Indians based on the Treaty of Prairie du Chien, 1830 [1] FHL 970.1 J824j Vol. 9 No.1 pages 6-10

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

  • Winnebago Agency, M595,Births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL Film: 583126 Births and deaths 1925-1932, FHL Film: 583127

Important Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Journal of American Indian Family Research. Ed by Larry S. Watson.

Bibliography[edit | edit source]