Oto Indians

Guide to  ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records.



Population: 1984: Total enrollment 1,422

Tribal Headquarters
Otoe-Missouria Tribe 8151 Highway 177 Red Rock, OK 74651 Phone: 877-692-6863 Website

History
Various Spellings: Oto, Ottoe, Otoe

Brief Timeline
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

Reservations
Big Blue River Reservation

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

Agencies
Upper Missouri Agency

Council Bluffs Agency

Otoe Agency Nebraska

Ote Agency Oklahoma

Nebraska Agencies

Records
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 FS Library film: 579739

Land and Property

Tribally owned land: 1,680.00 acres Allotted land: 18,931.31 acres.

Treaty


 * 1817 June 24, Perpetual peace and friendship - Protection of United States

Important Websites

 * Otoe or Oto Tribe Wikipedia