DOCUMENTS |
YEAR |
LISTING OF HEREDITARY CHIEFS
SIGNING DOCUMENT |
COMMENTS |
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Treaty with Arkansas |
1818 |
Kraka ton (Dryman) |
Born 1780 Died 1840 |
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Hra da spaa (Eagles Bill) |
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Mahraka (Buckwheat) |
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Honkadagni |
Good Sacred Angel |
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Treaty at Harrington, Ark Terr |
1824 |
Hacke ton (Dryman) |
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To non seka |
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Ki ah hacketady (Lame Chief) |
Name translates to: Passes along Chief; called Lame Chief because of
being lame.Lame Chief (b. 1800 D. 1874) was father to Tall Chief. |
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Saracen |
Appointed by GOV:
Quapaws staying in Ark with land grants under Saracen:
Joseph Duchassien, Interpreter
Francois Imbeau
Baptiste Socie
Joseph Bonne
Lewis Bartelmi
AntioineDuchassin
Baptiste Imbeau
Francois Coupot
Joseph Valliere |
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Letter to Great War
Chief & Father President |
1827 |
Sarrasin |
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Wad it ta |
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Ked et ta honka |
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Letter to Father President |
1831 |
Heck Too (Dryman) |
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Saracen |
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Tononqunka |
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Ka hi ketteda (Lame Chief) |
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Letter to Great War Chief Brother |
1831 |
Hek a ton (Dryman) |
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Sarracen |
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Kahiketteda (Lame Chief) |
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Tonojinka |
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Council held in Jefferson County Ark Territory |
1832 |
Hek a tton |
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Tononjinka |
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Kah hi kateda |
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Letter to Great War Chief Agency on Red River |
1833 |
Tonozekah |
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Arkansas Treaty |
1833 |
Hack a tton (Dryman) |
The three hereditary principal chiefs |
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Ka he ketteda (Lame Chief) |
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Tau non jinka |
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Saracen |
Appointed Chief-acknowledged by only 1/10th of tribe |
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Treaty with Comanche & associated tribes |
1835 |
Hi katoa (Dryman) |
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Annuity Roll-money received |
1838 |
Hacka ton (Dryman) |
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Ki he kahte dah (Lame Chief) |
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Wate she (Joseph Lane #1) |
Born 1800 Died 1865 |
Letter on Treaty Agreement to Great Father |
1840 |
Hack a ton |
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Watte she |
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Letter to Great Father |
1849 |
War te she |
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Ton no shekah |
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Keh he kete da |
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Neosho Indian Agency Regarding Quapaws |
1849 |
War tesha |
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Ton no shekah |
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Kac he kete da |
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Payment Acknowledgement |
1850? |
Cah hic cahteda (Lame Chief) |
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Lewis Quapaw (Kahzhikah) |
Aka Little Turtle son of Ton non she kah?. |
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Confederate States with Quapaw |
1862 |
Wat to shinekkatehda |
Joseph Lane #1 |
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Ka hi kehtohte (Lame Chief) |
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Agreement with Cherokees & other tribes |
1865 |
George Wate she Lane |
Aka Om PahJinka translates to Little Elk. Born 1835 Died 1874 (middle
name was Wate she) |
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Lewis Quapaw (Cahzhikah) |
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Wa she honka (Tall chief) |
Louis Angel aka Wahzhihunkah and/or Kah hi kahstehtah |
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Treaty with Seneca, mixed Senecas, Shawnees, Quapaws, etc |
1867 |
Ka she cah (Lewis Quapaw) |
Aka Little Turtle |
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Agreement of monies received per 9th Article of Treaty of
1867 |
1869 |
Hic kahteda (Lame Chief) |
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George Lane |
George Wahte she Lane aka Om PahJinkah was son of Joseph Lane #1. |
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Cah she kah (Lewis Quapaw) |
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Payment Document |
1869 |
(Cah) Hic cahteda |
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George Lane |
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Cah she cah |
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Authorizing Power of Attorney |
1870 |
Cah hic cahteda |
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George Lane |
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Cah she cah |
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Ration Rolls |
1871 |
Louis Angel (Tall Chief) |
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Lame Chief (Kah Hi Kah Ted Dah) |
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Lewis Quapaw (Cahzhikah) |
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Letter to Enoch Hoag |
1872 |
Lewis Quapaw |
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Annuity Rolls |
1872 |
Cah Hic cahtedah |
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Lewis Quapaw |
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George Lane |
George Lane died 1873. Joseph Lane #2 aka Om pahgahkahni or Good Elk)
was the son of George Lane. He was born in 1865. Joseph Lane #2 told
the Quapaw Tribe when asked to live on Quapaw Reservation in 1885, that
he was no longer with the Quapaws. He was with the Osages and that he
wanted no land at Quapaw and did not want to be a Chief. He had never
served as Chief. |
List of Quapaw Chiefs |
1873 |
Same as above. |
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Agreement with MO River Ft. Scott and Gulf RR Co. |
1874 |
Cah hic kahte da |
(Lame Chief died in 1874) |
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Letter of Receipt of Goods |
1875 |
Louis Angel (Tall Chief) |
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Census Rolls |
1879 |
Louis Angel (Tall Chief) |
Most of Quapaws with Tall Chief in Osage Lands. Total 200 |
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Lewis Quapaw |
Lewis Quapaw appears to have died in 1880. |
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Charles Blackhawk Quapaw |
Quapaws at Quapaw site totaled 35 and led by Charles Blackhawk Quapaw
(appointed). |
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Census Rolls |
1880 |
Louis Angel (Tall Chief) |
Quapaws Osage Country total 200 |
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Charley Blackhawk Quapaw |
Quapaws on Quapaw Reservation total 35.
Charles Quapaw 5
John Madison 4
Alfonso Valliere 3
Thomas Crawfish 5
James Silk 3
Big George Lane 2
John Honka 3
Little Turtle 3
Frank Valliere 6
Huldy Reid 1
Total 35 |
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Census Rolls |
1881 |
Louis Angel
Charley Quapaw |
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Census Rolls |
1882 |
Louis Angel
Charley Quapaw |
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Census Rolls |
1883 |
Louis Angel
Charley Quapaw |
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Census Rolls |
1884 |
Louis Angel
Charley Quapaw |
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Census Rolls |
1885 |
Louis Angel
Charley Quapaw |
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Census Rolls |
1886 |
Louis Angel
Charley Quapaw |
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Census Rolls |
1887 |
Louis Angel |
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Charley Quapaw |
Quapaw Tribe asked those Quapaws remaining in ARK to move to Quapaw IT
and also added families from other tribes. Total 61 individuals at
Quapaw. |
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Census Rolls |
1888 |
Louis Angel |
Quapaws living on Osage lands started going back to Quapaw. |
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Charley Quapaw |
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Census Rolls |
1889 |
Louis Angel |
Most of Quapaw tribe back to Quapaw Reservation that wanted to go back.
Several Quapaw families stayed with the Osages. |
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Documents |
1890 |
John Medicine |
Started appointing Acting Chiefs (English speaking) to work with the
Government. All Quapaws back in Quapaw except those that chose to stay
with Osages:Lombards, Lanes, Baltimores, Youngs, Browns, Aikens, Nixes,
Cedars, Downings, etc. |
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Pete Clabber |
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Brief History of the Quapaw Tribe of Indians by Vern E Thompson
(Quapaw Attorney) pp.31
The Quapaws by W. David Baird pp. 68 & 101
Tar Creek by Larry G. Johnson pp.82
The Quapaw Indians by W. David Baird pp.114
OGAXPA by Quapaw Tribe pp.48
Paths of our Children by George Sabo pp.79
Bob Whitebird 1970 Interview
Mary MaudeSupernaw Ibid
Roberta Redeagle Ibid
Victor Griffin Ibid
Irvin Wilson Ibid
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1918 |
Tall Chief-Louis Angel died. |
Recognized as Last Hereditary Chief of the Quapaw Tribe.
Sam Houston Memorial Museum Historical Exhibit: "Photographs
of Fred Lookout and Louis Angel are also on display. Lookout served the
longest term (1924-1949) of any Osage chief in the 20th century. Angel,
also known as "Tall Chief," was the last Quapaw chief chosen under the
old-fashioned traditions. Some commentators refer to his as "the last
real chief of the Quapaw." " |