Oto Indians
United States 
Indigenous Peoples of the US Oklahoma, United States Genealogy Indigenous Peoples of Oklahoma Oto Indians
Guide to Oto Indians 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: Oto, Ottoe, Otoe
Contents
Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
8151 Highway 177
Red Rock, OK 74651
Phone: 1-877-692-6863
Website: http://www.omtribe.org/
Population: 1984: Total enrollment 1,422 [1]
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
1717:The Oto settle between the Platte and Missouri Rivers in southeastern Nebraska
1817: Treaty
1824-37: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Upper Missouri Agency
1829: Missouri tribe is adopted into the Oto tribe
1837-56: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Council Bluff Agency
1854: Remove to Big Blue River Reservation in southeastern Nebraska
1856-76: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Otoe Agency
1874: last Buffalo hunt
1876-80: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Nebraska Agency
1880: Oto and Missouri move to Indian Territory; later moved to Red Rock, Oklahoma
Additional References to the History of the Tribe[edit | edit source]
Reservations[edit | edit source]
Big Blue River Reservation
Superintendencies[edit | edit source]
The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the following superintendencies: St. Louis, Central, and Northern Superintendencies
Agencies[edit | edit source]
Otoe Agency Nebraska
Ote Agency Oklahoma
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:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Census
1906-1919 FHL film: 579739
Land and Property
Tribally owned land: 1,680.00 acres Allotted land: 18,931.31 acres.[2]
Treaty
- 1817 June 24, Perpetual peace and friendship - Protection of United States
Important Websites[edit | edit source]
- Otoe or Oto Tribe Wikipedia
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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 233
- ↑ 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 233
