Peoria Indians



The Peoria Tribe is primarily associated with the state of Oklahoma.

Brief Timeline
1959: Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma Terminated, Tribal membership 640, No Tribal land

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Peoria tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.

Tribal Headquarters
Peoria Tribe of Oklahoma P.O. Box 1527 Miami, OK 74355 Phone: 918.540.2535 Fax: 918.540.2538

Treaties

 * 1818 September 25, Edwardsville, Illinois, Cessions
 * 1832 October 27, Casster Hill, St. Louis, Missouri, with the Kaskaskia, cession, reservation
 * 1854 May 30, withthe Peoria, Etc., cession, reservation
 * 1867 February 23, Washington D.C., with the Seneca, Mixed Seneca, Shawnee, Quapaw, Etc.,cession, land to Ottawa university, removal

Important Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma
 * Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma Official Website
 * Peoria Tribe Wikipedia