Omaha Tribe of Nebraska

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Various Spellings: Omaha, Omahaw

Tribal Headquarters
Omaha Tribe of Nebraska P.O. Box 368 Macy, NE 68039 Phone: 1.402.837.5391 Fax: 1.402.837.5308


 * Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Official Website

History
The Omaha were associated with the Kansa, Quapaw, Osage and Ponca.

Brief Timeline
1802: A smallpox epidemic reduced the tribes population.

1804: The tribe was visited by Lewis and Clark

1824-37: The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the Upper Missouri Agency

1854: March 16, Treaty ceded their lands west of the Missouri.

1855: the tribe was removed to Dakota County, Nebraska

1837-56: The Council Bluff's Agency supervised the tribe

1865: Treaty

1856-76: Omaha Agency supervised the tribe

1876-80: Nebraska Agencies supervised the tribe

1882: a law was enacted granting lands in severalty and prospective citizenship.

1893: Allotments to Indian women and any child born since allotments were made under the Act of August 7, 1882

1936: Constitution ratified

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

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 Omaha tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North Americaand in David Bushnell's Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan and Caddoan Tribes West of the Mississippi.

Reservations
Omaha Reservation

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

Agencies
Upper Missouri

Council Bluffs Agency

Omaha Agency

Nebraska Agencies

Superintendencies
St. Louis Superintendency

Central Superintendency

Northern Superintendency

Treaties

 * 1830 July 15, with Sauk and Foxes Etc., annuity, cession, reservation
 * 1836 October 15, with the Oto, Etc., cession
 * 1854 March 16,cession, removal, annuities,reserve
 * 1865 March 6, cession, reservation, land divided in severally


 * Allottees on the Namaha Half-Breed Reservation, 1860. These allotments first authorized land in severally to be given to Indians based on the Treaty of Prairie du Chien, 1830 FHL 970.1 J824j Vol. 9 No.1 pages 6-10

Vital Records

 * Winnebago Agency, M595,Births and deaths 1924-1931, FHL Film: 583126 Births and deaths 1925-1932, FHL Film: 583127

Important Websites

 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska
 * Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Official Website
 * Omaha Tribe Wikipedia