Ioway Reservation

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The Iowa Reservation of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska straddles the borders of southeast Richardson County in southeastern Nebraska and Brown and Doniphan counties in northeastern Kansas. Tribal headquarters are west of White Cloud, Kansas. The reservation was defined in a treaty from March 1861.[1] As of 2023, the tribe operates Casino White Cloud on the reservation.

History

The Iowa (or Ioway or Báxoje, their endonym) Tribe[2] originated in the Great Lakes region.[3] They migrated south and west into Missouri, but were relocated to Kansas under the provisions of the Platte Purchase of 1836. Subsequent treaties in 1854 and 1861 further reduced the Iowa land holdings to the "Diminished Reserve." A band of Iowas left the reservation for Indian Territory beginning in 1878.[3] They became the Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma. The bands that stayed became the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska.

Today, the Iowa reservation consists of Script error: No such module "convert". that are almost evenly divided between the states of Kansas and Nebraska. The reservation includes parts of Brown counties in Kansas and Richardson County in Nebraska.

Size

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Activities

The tribe farms Script error: No such module "convert"., with portions of the remaining acres balanced between in pastures and woods. There is also a haying operation that supports 150 cattle. The tribe also owns and operates Casino White Cloud and a service station, and employs 186 people. As a sovereign nation the reservation has its own police and fire department, tribal court, health clinic, community health representatives, a senior citizen center, and meal site for seniors with a delivery program. The tribe sponsors a Fourth of July rodeo, a demolition derby in August, and the Iowa Tribe Powwow each September.[5]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ United States Department of the Interior Office of Indian Affairs. (1937) "Constitution and by-laws for the Iowa Tribe of Indians of the Iowa Reservation in Nebraska and Kansas." Script error: No such module "webarchive"., United States Printing Office. Retrieved 12/1/08.
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  3. ↑ a b May, John D. Iowa. Script error: No such module "webarchive". Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. 2009 (24 Feb 2009)
  4. ↑ "Ioways today", Ioway Cultural Institute. Retrieved 12/1/08.
  5. ↑ "Iowa tribe of Kansas and Nebraska" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Lewis and Clark in Kansas. Retrieved 12/1/08.

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