History
Brief Timeline
Brief History
Reservations
Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Tribal Headquarters
Shawnee Tribe
P.O. Box 189
Miami, OK 74355
Phone: 918.542.2441
Fax: 918.542.2922
Records
Agency Records
Correspondence and Census
| Tribe | Agency | Location of Original Records |
Pre-1880 Correspondence M 234 RG 75 Roll 962 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Roll 693 Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee, Indian Territory | Shawnee Agency, 1890-1952 | Fort Wayne | - | - | ||
| Shawnee, Ohio | Piqua and Ohio Agencies, 1831-43 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 600-03 | - | ||
| Shawnee, Kansas | Fort Leavenworth Agency,1824-51 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 299-303 | - | ||
| Shawnee, Kansas | Kansas Agency, 18521-55 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 363-70 | - | ||
| Shawnee, Kansas | Shawnee Agency, 1855-76 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 808-23 | - | ||
| Shawnee, Kansas-Indian Territory | Union Agency, 1875-80 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 864-77 | - | ||
| Shawnee, Eastern | Neosho Agency, 1867-71 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 534-37 | - | ||
| Shawnee, Eastern | Quapaw Agency 1885-1939 | Washington D.C. and Fort Worth | - | Rolls 410-16 | ||
| Shawnee, Eastern | Seneca Agency, 1901-7, 1910-21 | Washington D.C. | - | Rolls 487-89 | ||
| Shawnee, Absentee | Whichita Agency, 1859-67 | Washington D.C. | Rolls 927-30 | - | ||
| Shawnee, Absentee | Sac and Fox Agency, ca. 1869-80 | Chicago | - | - | ||
| Shawnee, Absentee | Shawnee Agency, 1890-1952 | Washington D.C. and Fort Worth | - | Rolls 490-96 |
Important Web Sites
- The Shawnee Tribe Official Website
References
Bibliography
- 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; Family History Library 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; Family History Library book 970.1 G131g.
- Volume 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
- Volume 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
- Volume 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
- Volume 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; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.4.
- Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.5.
- Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.6.
- Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
- Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.8.
- Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.9.
- Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.10.
- Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; Family History Library book 970.1 H191h v.11.
- Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; Family History Library 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; Family History Library 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
- Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751
- Swanton John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 Available online.
- Waldman, Carl. Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. WorldCat 14718193; Family History Library book 970.1 W146e 2006.