Oto Indians



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Various Spellings: Oto, Ottoe, Otoe

Tribal Headquarters
8151 Highway 177 Red Rock, OK 74651 Phone: 1-877-692-6863

Website: http://www.omtribe.org/

Population: 1984: Total enrollment 1,422

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 theCouncil 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

Records
Census

1906-1919 FHL 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 Web Sites

 * Otoe or Oto Tribe Wikipedia