Wichita People



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Various Spellings: Wichita, Witchetaw, Wicheta, Ouichita

Ancestral homeland: in area now Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

Tribal Headquarters
Wichita and Affiliated Tribes P.O. Box 729 Anadarko, OK 73005 Phone: 1.405.247.2425 Fax: 1.405.247.2430

Population: 1984: Total enrollment:1,170

Brief Timeline

 * 1541: early contact Spanish expedition of Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
 * 1662: Diego Dionisio de Panalosa led an army against the Wichita, defeated the Wichita
 * 1660's: migrated to Canadian River in what is now Oklahoma
 * 1719: established trade relations with Bernard de la Harpe
 * 1700's: Osage War parties drove the the Wichita further south to the Red River-(Oklahoma and Texas)
 * 1835 August 24, at Camp Holmes Treaty, with the Comanche
 * 1846May 15, at Council Springs Treaty, with the Comanche, Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc.,
 * 1850: had moved to Wichita Mountains near Fort Sill of the Indian Territory
 * 1859: assigned a reservation with the Caddo tribe
 * 1872: ceded remaining land to U.S.
 * Removed to Oklahoma
 * 1901: Wichita and Kiowa-Comanche Reservations are opened to settlement, the lst opening in Oklahoma.

Reservations
Reservation is a tract of land set aside for occupation and use by American Indians.

Agency
Correspondence and Census

Land and Property

Tribally owned land: 2,602.64 acres. Allotted land: 55,599.92 acres.

Treaties


 * 1835 August 24, at Camp Holmes, with the Comanche
 * 1846May 15, at Council Springs, with the Comanche, Aionai, Anadarko, Caddo, Etc.,

Vital Records


 * Kiowa Agency, M595 ,birth and deaths 1930-1936,

Superintendencies
The Wichita were under the jurisdiction of the Southern and Central Superintendencies

Important Web Sites

 * Wichita Tribe Wikipedia