Indigenous Peoples of Ohio

Ohio is a Iroquoian word meaning "great river".

Tribes and Bands of Ohio
Acolhuans, Adene, Chippewa, Delaware, Erie, Honniasont, Huron, Illinois, Iroquois, Kickapoo, Miami, Mingo, Mosopelea, Neutrals, Ofo, Ottawa, Palaeo, Potawatomi, Seneca, Shanee, Tuscarora, Wea, Wyandot

As identified in the National Atlas of the United States of America, there are no current federally-recognized reservations in Ohio.

See also:
Ohio-History for a calendar of events

Ohio-Military Records for a list of forts

Some helpful books regarding the Indians of Ohio are:


 * McConnell, Michael Norman. A Country Between: the Upper Ohio Valley and Its Peoples, 1724-1774. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1992. (FHL book 977.1 F3m.) A comprehensive history of Native Americans in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania.
 * Moorehead, Warren King. The Indian Tribes of Ohio Historically Considered: a Preliminary Paper. New York, New York: AMS Press, 1983. (FHL book 970.471 M787i.) A reprint of a study done in 1899 by the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Publications.
 * Prevost, Toni Jollay. The Delaware and Shawnee Admitted to Cherokee Citizenship and the Related Wyandotte and Moravian Delaware. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993. (FHL book 970.1 P929d.)
 * Tregillis, Helen Cox. The Native Tribes of Old Ohio. Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1993. (FHL book 970.471 T716n.)
 * Watson, Larry S., ed. Senate Document No. 512, 23rd Congress, 1st Session. Five Volumes. Laguna Hills, California: Histree, 1988. (FHL book 970.1 W335s.) Documents and correspondence concerning the removal of Native Americans to Oklahoma from various states, including Ohio.

Several more sources are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

OHIO - NATIVE RACES

Web Sites
One State, Many Nations; Native Americans of Ohio http://www.pbs4549.org/onestate/herronbi.htm

Native American Ancestry: http://www.censusdiggins.com/native_american_ancestry.html

Native American Genealogy and resource links: http://www.ancestorquest.com/index-5.html