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Oklahoma Indian
Reservations
Reservation: Cherokee
Tribes: Cherokee
Acres: 877,229
Established by: Treaties of Feb. 14,
1833 (VII, 414), Dec. 29, 1835 (VII, 478),
and July 19, 1866 (XIV, 799); agreement of
Dec. 19,1891, ratified by act of Mar. 3,
1893 (XXVII, 640); agreement ratified by act
of July 1,1902 (XXII, 716). [Lands
subsequently allotted.]
Reservation: Cheyenne and Arapaho
Tribes: Southern Arapaho, and
Northern and Southern Cheyenne
Acres:
Established by: Executive order, Aug.
10, 1869; unratified agreement with Wichita,
Caddo, and other tribes, Oct. 19, 1872;
Executive orders of Apr. 18, 1882, and Jan.
17, 1883, relative to Fort Supply military
reserve (relinquished for disposal under act
of Congress of July 5, 1894, by authority of
Executive order of Nov. 5, 1894; see Gen.
Land Off. Rep., 1899, p. 158). Executive
order of July 17, 1883, relative to Fort
Reno military reserve. Agreement made in
October, 1890, confirmed in Indian
appropriation act approved Mar. 3,1891
(XXVII, 1022-1026). 529,682.06 acres were
allotted to 3,294 Indians, 231,828.55 acres
for Oklahoma school lands, 32,343.93 acres
reserved for military, agency, mission, and
other purposes, and the residue of
3,500,562.05 acres was opened to settlement
by the President's proclamation of Apr. 12,
1892 (XXVII, 1018), and Executive order of
July 12, 1895. See President's proclamation
of Aug. 12, 1903 (XXXIII, 2317).
Reservation: Chickasaw
Tribes: Chickasaw
Acres: 1,690,964
Established by: Treaty of .June 22,
1855 (XI, 611); agreement of Apr.23,1897,
ratified by act of June 28, 1898 (XXX, 505);
act of July 1, 1902 (XXIII, 641), ratifying
agreement of Mar. 21, 1902; act of Apr. 21,
1904 (XXXIII, 209); act of Apr. 28, 1904
(XXXIII, 544). Lands now in process of
allotment.
Reservation: Choctaw
Tribes: Choctaw
Acres: 3,505,766
Established by: Treaty of .June 22,
1855 (XI, 611); agreement of Apr.23,1897,
ratified by act of June 28, 1898 (XXX, 505);
act of July 1, 1902 (XXIII, 641), ratifying
agreement of Mar. 21, 1902; act of Apr. 21,
1904 (XXXIII, 209); act of Apr. 28, 1904
(XXXIII, 544). Lands now in process of
allotment.
Reservation: Creek
Tribes: Creek, Tonkawa
Acres: 626,044
Established by: Treaties of Feb. 14,
1833 (VII, 417), and June 14. 1866 (XIV,
785), and deficiency appropriation act of
Aug. 5, 1882 (XXII, 265; agreement of Jan.
19, 1889, ratified by act of Mar. 1, 1889
(XXV, 757): President's proclamation of Mar.
23, 1889 (XXVI, 1544); agreement of Sept.
27,1897, ratified by act of June 28, 1898
(XXX,514): agreement of Mar. 8,1900,
ratified by act of Mar. 1, 1901 (XXXI, 861);
President's proclamation of June 25, 1901
(XXXI,1071); agreement of Feb., 1902,
ratified by act of June 30, 1902 (XXXII,
500): President's proclamation of Aug. 8,
1902 (XXXII, 2021). (See act of May 27,
1902, XXXII, 258; act of Apr. 21, 1904
(XXXIII, 204). Lands now in process of
allotment.
Reservation: Iowa
Tribes: Iowa, Tonkawa
Acres:
Established by: Executive order, Aug.
15. 1883: agreement of May 20, 1890,
ratified by act of Feb. 13, 1891 (XXVI,
753). 8,685.30 acres were allotted to 109
Indians, 20 acres held in common for church,
school, etc.; the residue was opened to
settlement by proclamation of the President,
Sept. 18, 1891 (XXVII, 989).
Reservation:
Kansa
Tribes: Kansa, or Kaw
Acres:
Established by: Act of June 5, 1872
(XVII, 228). 260 acres reserved for
cemetery, school, and town site. Remainder,
99,877 acres, allotted to 247 Indians; act
of July 1, 1902 (XXXII, 636), ratifying
agreement, not dated.
Reservation: Kickapoo
Tribes: Mexican Kickapoo
Acres:
Established by: Executive order, Aug.
15, 1883; agreement of June 21, 1891,
ratified by act of Mar. 3, 1893 (XXVII,
557). 22,529.15 acres were allotted to 283
Indians, 479.72 acres reserved for mission,
agency, and school purposes; the residue was
opened to settlement by proclamation of the
President, May 18, 1895 (XXII, 868); act of
Mar. 3, 1903 (XXXII, 1001).
Reservation: Kiowa and Comanche
Tribes: Apache, Comanche, Kiowa
Acres:
Established by: Treaty of Oct. 21,
1867 (xv, 581, 589); agreement made Oct. 6,
1892, ratified by act of June 6, 1900 (xxii,
676). The cession embraced 2,488,893 acres,
of which 443.338 acres have been allotted to
2,759 Indians and 11,972 acres reserved for
agency, school, religious, and other
purposes; the residue of 2,033,583 acres was
opened to settlement. President's
proclamations of July 4, 1901 (xxxii, 1975),
June 23, 19112 (xxxii, 2007), Sept. 4, 1902
(xxxii, 2026), and Mar. 29, 1904 (xxxiii,
2340). Of the 480,000 acres grazing land
set, apart under act of June 6 1900,
1,841.92 acres were reserved for town sites
tinder act of Mar. 20, 1906 (xxxiv, 801),
82,059.52 acres were allotted to 513 Indians
under act of June 5, 1901; (xxxiv, 213), and
480 acres allotted to 3 Indians under act of
June 5, as amended by act of Map. 7, 1907
(xxxiv, 1018). The remaining 395,618.56
acres were turned over to the General Land
Office for disposal under acts of June 5 and
June 28, 1906, and proclamation of Sept. 19,
1906.
Reservation:
Modoc
Tribes: Modoc
Acres:
Established by: Agreement with
Eastern Shawnee made June 23, 1874, and
confirmed in Indian appropriation act
approved Mar. 3, 1875 (xvIII, 447). The
lands were all allotted, 3,976 acres to 68
Indians, 8 acres reserved church and
cemetery purposes. 2 acres for school, and
24 acres for timber.
Reservation: Oakland
Tribes: Tonkawa, Lipan
Acres:
Established by: Act of May 27, 1878
(xx, 84). Obtained by deeds from Cherokee,
dated June 14, 1883 (Indian Deeds, vi, 476),
and from Nez Percé, dated May 22, 1885
(Indian Deeds, vi, 504). 11,273.79 acres
were allotted to 73 Indians, 160.50 acres
reserved for Government and school purposes,
and the residue of 79,276.60 acres was
opened to settlement. Agreement made Oct.
21, 1891, ratified by Indian appropriation
act approved Mar. 3, 1893 (xxvIi, 644).
Reservation: Osage
Tribes: Great and Little Osage,
Quapaw
Acres: 1,470,058
Established by: Cherokee treaty of
July 19, 1866 (xIv, 804); order of Secretary
of the Interior, Mar. 27, 1871; act of June
5, 1872 (xvII, 228); deed from Cherokee,
dated June 14, 1883 (Indian Deeds, vi, 482).
Lands now in process of allotment.
Reservation:
Oto
Tribes: Oto, Missouri
Acres:
Established by: Act of Mar. 3, 1881 (xxI,
381); order of the Secretary of the
Interior, June 25,1881; Cherokee deed, dated
June 14, 1883 (Indian Deeds, vi, 479). Under
acts of Feb. 8, 1887 (xxiv, 388), Feb. 28,
1891 (xxvl, 794), and Apr. 21, 1904 (xxxIII,
189), 127,711.22 acres were allotted to 514
Indians (885 allotments). 720 acres were
reserved for agency, school, church, and
cemetery purposes, and 640 acres set aside
for tribal uses.
Reservation: Ottawa
Tribes: Ottawa of Blanchards Forks
and Roche de Boeuf
Acres: 1,587
Established by: Treaty of Feb. 23,
1867 (xv, 513), 12, 714.80 acres were
allotted to 157 Indians; 557.95 acres were
authorized to be sold by act of Mar. 3, 1891
(xxvi, 989); the residue, 1,587.25 acres,
unallotted.
Reservation:
Tribes:
Acres:
Established by:
Reservation:
Pawnee
Tribes: Pawnee
Acres:
Established by: Act of Apr. 10, 1876
(XIX, 29). Of this 230,014 acres are
Cherokee and 53,006 acres are Creek lands
(see Indian Deeds. vi. 470): 112,859.84
acres were allotted to 821 Indians, 840
acres reserved for school, agency, and
cemetery purposes, and the residue of
169,320 acres was opened to settlement.
Agreement made Nov. 23, 1892, ratified by
act of Mar. 3, 1893 (xxvII, 644).
Reservation: Peoria
Tribes: Kaskaskia, Miami, Peoria,
Piankashaw, Wea
Acres:
Established by: Treaty of Feb. 23,
1867 (xv, 513), 43,450 acres allotted to 218
Indians. The residue, 6,313.27 acres, sold
under act of May 27, 1902 (xxxii, 245).
Reservation: Ponca
Tribes: Ponca
Acres: 320
Established by: Acts of Aug. 15, 1876
(xIx, 192), Mar. 3, 1877 (xix, 287), May 27,
1978 (xx, and Mar. 3, 1881 (xXI, 422).
Obtained by deed from Cherokee, dated June
14, 1883 (Indian Deeds, vI, 473): there have
been allotted to 784 Indians 101,050.75
acres, and reserved for agency, school,
mission, and cemetery purposes 523.56 acres,
leaving unallotted and unreserved 320 acres.
Indian appropriation act, approved Apr. 21,
1904 (xxxiii, 217).
Reservation:
Potawatomi
Tribes: Absentee Shawnee, Potawatomi
Acres:
Established by: Treaty of Feb. 27,
1867 (xv, 531); act of Slay 23, 1872 (XVII,
159); agreements with citizen Potawatomi,
June 25, and absentee Shawnee, June 26,
1890, ratified and confirmed by the Indian
appropriation act of Mar. 3, 1891 (xxvii,
1016-1021). 222.716 acres are Creek ceded
lands and 365,851 acres Seminole lands.
215,679.42 acres were allotted to 1,489
Potawatomi, 70,791.47 acres to 563 absentee
Shawnee, 510.63 acres were reserved for
Government purposes, and the residue was
opened to settlement by the President's
proclamation of Sept. 18, 1891 (xxvII, 989).
Reservation: Quapaw
Tribes: Quapaw
Acres:
Established by: Treaties of May 13,
1833 (vii, 424), and Feb. 23, 1867 (xv, 513.
56,245.21 acres were allotted to 247
Indians, 400 acres reserved for school, and
40 acres for church purposes. Agreement of
Mar. 23, 1893, ratified in Indian
appropriation act, approved Mar. 2, 1895 (xxVIII,
907). Agreement of Jan. 2, 1899, ratified in
Indian appropriation act approved Mar.
3,1901(xxxi, 1067). Act of Mar. 3, 1903 (xxiII,
997.)
Reservation: Sac and Fox
Tribes: Ottawa, Sauk and Foxes of the
Mississippi
Acres:
Established by: Treaty of Feb. 18,
1867 (xv, 495); agreement of June 12, 1890,
ratified by act of Feb. 13, 1891 (xxvii,
749). 87,683.64 acres were allotted to 548
Indians and 800 acres reserved for school
and agency purposes; the residue was opened
to settlement by the President's
proclamation, Sept. 18, 1891 (xxvii, 989).
Reservation:
Seminole
Tribes: Seminole
Acres: 21,374
Established by: Treaty of Mar. 21,
1866 (xiv, 755); Creek agreement, Feb. 14,
1881, and deficiency act of Aug. 5, 1882 (xxII,
265). Agreement of Mar. 16, 1889 (see Indian
appropriation act approved Mar. 2, 1889.)
Agreement recorded in treaty book, vol, 3,
p. 35. Agreement of Oct. 7, 1899, ratified
by act of June 2, 1900 (xxxi, 250).
Agreement made Dec. 16, 1897, ratified by
act of Congress approved July 1, 1898 (xxx,
567).
Reservation: Seneca
Tribes: Seneca
Acres:
Established by: Treaties of Feb.
28,1831 (VII, 348), Dec. 29,1832 (vii, 411),
and Feb. 23, 1867 (xv, 513). 25,821.55 acres
were allotted to 302 Indians, and 104.22
acres reserved for Government, church, and
school purposes. Agreement of Dec. 2,1901,
ratified by act of May 27, 1902 (xxiII,
262).
Reservation: Shawnee
Tribes: Seneca, Eastern Shawnee
Acres:
Established by: Treaties of July 20,
1831 (VII, 351). Dec. 29, 1832 (vii, 411),
and Feb. 23, 1867 (xv, 513): agreement with
Modoc, made June 23, 1874, and confirmed by
Congress in Indian appropriation act
approved Mar. 3, 1870 (xvIII, 447).
10,484.81 acres were allotted to 84 Indians,
and 86 acres reserved for agency purposes;
the residue, 2,543 acres, sold (agreement of
Dec. 2, 1901, ratified by act of May 27,
1902, xxiII, 262).
Reservation:
Wichita
Tribes: Caddo, Delawares, Ioni
(Hainai) Kichal, Towakoni, Wasco, Wichita
Acres:
Established by: Treaty of July 4,
1866, with Delawares (xiv, 794); unratified
agreement of Oct. 19, 1872; agreement made
June 4, 1891, ratified by act of Mar. 2,
1895 (xxviii, 895). 152,991 acres were
allotted to 9651ndians, 4,151 acres reserved
for agency, school, religious, and other
purposes, and the residue of 586,468 acres
was opened to settlement. President's
proclamation of July 4, 1901 (xxxii, 1975).
Reservation: Wichita
Tribes: Caddo, Delawares, Ioni
(Hainai) Kichal, Towakoni, Wasco, Wichita
Acres: 1,511,576
Established by: Act of May 4, 1896
(xxix, 113); President's proclamation of
Mar. 16, 1896 (xxix, 878). Unoccupied
Chickasaw and Choctaw leased lands west of
the North Fork of the iced river.
Reservation: Wyandot
Tribes: Wyandot
Acres: 535
Established by: Treaty of Feb. 23,
1867 (xv, 513). 20,695.54 acres were
allotted to 241 Indians, and 16 acres
reserved for churches, etc., leaving 534.72
unallotted.
Indian Reservations
Notes About the Book:
Source: The Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico,
Frederick Webb Hodge. 1906, Bureau of American Ethnology, Government Printing
Office.
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