Indigenous Peoples of New Hampshire

Tribes and Bands of New Hampshire
The following list of Native Americans who have lived in New Hampshire has been compiled from Hodge's Handbook of American Indians... and from Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe.


 * Abenaki Wiki page gives history, tribal information, web sites, and a bibliography for the Abenaki.
 * Pennacook Wiki page gives web sites and a bibliography for the Pennacook.

Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs P.O. Box 1448 Laguna, New Hampshire 87026 Phone: (505) 552-6001

The Regional Contact for the Indian Tribal Governments at the Internal Revenue Services for Eastern United States and Southern Plains, including New Hampshire, is Ken Voght, 716-686-4860, whose email is kenneth.g.voght@irs.gov

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

Maps
The Wikipedia article, Pennacook, has several maps about this tribe and other Abenaki tribes.

Websites
The Cowasuck Band of the Pennacook-Abenaki People

Ne-Do-Ba is the web site for "Accurate Historical &amp; Genealogical Information Concerning the Wabanaki People of Interior New England". The Wiki page, Ne-Do-Ba, gives information about this nonprofit Maine corporation.