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The '''Otoe Reservation''' was a twenty-four square miles section straddling the [[Kansas]]-[[Nebraska]] state line. The majority of the reservation sat in modern-day southeast [[Jefferson County, Nebraska]].
The '''Otoe Reservation''' was a twenty-four square-mile section straddling the [[Kansas]]-[[Nebraska]] state line. The majority of the reservation sat in modern-day southeast [[Jefferson County, Nebraska]].


As early as 1834, the [[Oto]] relinquished land to the government in fulfillment of a treaty. It extended two miles south of the state line its full length, into [[Washington County, Kansas|Washington]] and [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall]] Counties, [[Kansas]]. In Nebraska it extended into Jefferson County, which was earlier called Jones County, and [[Gage County, Nebraska|Gage County]]. Altogether it comprised 250 sections totaling 160,000 acres.<ref>[http://www.visitodell.com/otoe.htm "Otoe Reservation"], Old West Trails Center. Retrieved 11/29/08.</ref> The [[Glenwood Township, Nebraska|Glenwood]], [[Paddock Township, Nebraska|Paddock]], [[Liberty Township, Nebraska|Liberty Township]] and [[Barneston Township, Gage County, Nebraska|Barneston]] Townships are wholly within the historic boundaries of the reservation. It also included sections of the [[Elm Township, Nebraska|Elm]], [[Sicily Township, Nebraska|Sicily]], [[Wymore, Nebraska|Wymore]], and [[Island Grove, Nebraska|Island Grove]] Townships.<ref>(1891) "The Land and the People", ''Andreas' History of Nebraska.'' p 741.</ref>
As early as 1834, the [[Otoe tribe|Oto]] relinquished land to the government in fulfillment of a treaty. It extended two miles (3&nbsp;km) south of the state line its full length, into [[Washington County, Kansas|Washington]] and [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall]] counties, [[Kansas]]. In Nebraska it extended into Jefferson County, which was earlier called Jones County, and [[Gage County, Nebraska|Gage County]]. Altogether it comprised 250 sections totaling {{convert|160000|acre|km2}}.<ref>[http://www.visitodell.com/otoe.htm "Otoe Reservation"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120219025111/http://www.visitodell.com/otoe.htm |date=2012-02-19 }}, Old West Trails Center. Retrieved 11/29/08.</ref> The [[Glenwood Township, Nebraska|Glenwood]], [[Paddock Township, Gage County, Nebraska|Paddock]], [[Liberty Township, Gage County, Nebraska|Liberty Township]] and [[Barneston Township, Gage County, Nebraska|Barneston]] Townships are wholly within the historic boundaries of the reservation. It also included sections of the [[Elm Township, Gage County, Nebraska|Elm]], [[Sicily Township, Nebraska|Sicily]], [[Wymore, Nebraska|Wymore]], and [[Island Grove, Nebraska|Island Grove]] Townships.<ref>(1891) "The Land and the People", ''Andreas' History of Nebraska.'' p 741.</ref>


Although the Oto were originally located throughout southeastern Nebraska, their main town was once located along the [[Platte River]] near present-day [[Plattsmouth]] in the northeastern part of the state. The [[Moses Merrill Mission]] was located in this area. When the [[Nebraska Territory]] was formed in 1854, the Oto resigned their remaining land claim with the exception of a section near the [[Big Blue River]]. This became the Otoe Reservation.
Although the Oto were originally located throughout southeastern Nebraska, their main town was once located along the [[Platte River]] near present-day [[Plattsmouth]] in the eastern part of the state. The [[Moses Merrill Mission]] was located in this area. When the [[Nebraska Territory]] was formed in 1854, the Oto resigned their remaining land claim with the exception of a section near the [[Big Blue River (Kansas)|Big Blue River]]. This became the Otoe Reservation.


In 1879 a new treaty with the federal government gave it the legal control to remove the Oto to [[Oklahoma]]. In the fall of 1882, the Otos were moved to [[Red Rock, Oklahoma]], and the rest of their Nebraska lands were put up for sale.<ref>[http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/gage/odell/ "Odell - Gage County"], University of Nebraska. Retrieved 11/29/08.</ref>
In 1879, a new treaty with the federal government gave it the legal control to allow the Otoe to sell the reservation for tribal annuities, and relocate to "Indian country", [[Oklahoma]]. In the fall of 1882, the rest of the tribe moved to [[Red Rock, Oklahoma]], the reservation was disbanded, and the "undeveloped" land was put for sale. The few remaining Otoes were of mixed background and quickly integrated with the new settlers, most notably the Barnes's of French and Otoe background.<ref>[http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/gage/odell/ "Odell - Gage County"], University of Nebraska. Retrieved 11/29/08.</ref>


On May 31, 1883, fifty thousand acres of the Oto and Missouri Indian Reservation in Kansas and Nebraska were opened for settlement at a public sale. When the Oto were removed, the southeast corner of Jefferson County was opened to settlement and the community of [[Diller, Nebraska|Diller]] was formed.<ref>Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse. (1997) [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/reports/jefferson_county.pdf "Chapter 2: Historic Overview of Jefferson County"], ''Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey: Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Jefferson County, Nebraska''. [[Nebraska State Historical Society]]. Retrieved 11/29/08.</ref>
On May 31, 1883, {{convert|50000|acre|km2}} of the Oto and Missouri Indian Reservation in Kansas and Nebraska were opened for settlement at a public sale. When the Oto were removed, the southeast corner of Jefferson County was opened to settlement and the community of [[Diller, Nebraska|Diller]] was formed.<ref>Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse. (1997) {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061116014756/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/histpres/reports/jefferson_county.pdf "Chapter 2: Historic Overview of Jefferson County"]}}, ''Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey: Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Jefferson County, Nebraska''. [[Nebraska State Historical Society]]. Retrieved 11/29/08.</ref>


In 1886 the tribe shared an agent with several other local tribes, including the [[Ponca]] and [[Pawnee]]. The agency was located on the Oto Reservation.<ref>Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. (2005) ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Ancestry Publishing. p. 816.</ref> The present-day town of [[Barneston, Nebraska|Barneston]] was settled at the site of one of the largest Oto villages through the 1800s. The Indian agency and a trading post were located there. Barneston was founded by a French fur trapper who married to an Oto woman.<ref>Boye, A. and Morris, W. (2007) ''The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska.'' University of Nebraska Press. p 41.</ref>
In 1886 the tribe shared an agent with several other local tribes, including the [[Ponca]] and [[Pawnee people|Pawnee]]. The agency was located on the Oto Reservation.<ref>Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. (2005) ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy.'' Ancestry Publishing. p. 816.</ref> The present-day town of [[Barneston, Nebraska|Barneston]] was settled at the site of one of the largest Oto villages through the 19th century. The Indian agency and a trading post were located there. Barneston was founded by a French fur trapper who married to an Oto woman.<ref>Boye, A. and Morris, W. (2007) ''The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska.'' University of Nebraska Press. p 41.</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Indians]]
* [[Native American tribes in Nebraska]]
* [[Native American tribes in Nebraska]]


== References ==
== Notes ==
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Latest revision as of 13:31, 11 September 2024

The Otoe Reservation was a twenty-four square-mile section straddling the Kansas-Nebraska state line. The majority of the reservation sat in modern-day southeast Jefferson County, Nebraska.

As early as 1834, the Oto relinquished land to the government in fulfillment of a treaty. It extended two miles (3 km) south of the state line its full length, into Washington and Marshall counties, Kansas. In Nebraska it extended into Jefferson County, which was earlier called Jones County, and Gage County. Altogether it comprised 250 sections totaling 160,000 acres (650 km2).[1] The Glenwood, Paddock, Liberty Township and Barneston Townships are wholly within the historic boundaries of the reservation. It also included sections of the Elm, Sicily, Wymore, and Island Grove Townships.[2]

Although the Oto were originally located throughout southeastern Nebraska, their main town was once located along the Platte River near present-day Plattsmouth in the eastern part of the state. The Moses Merrill Mission was located in this area. When the Nebraska Territory was formed in 1854, the Oto resigned their remaining land claim with the exception of a section near the Big Blue River. This became the Otoe Reservation.

In 1879, a new treaty with the federal government gave it the legal control to allow the Otoe to sell the reservation for tribal annuities, and relocate to "Indian country", Oklahoma. In the fall of 1882, the rest of the tribe moved to Red Rock, Oklahoma, the reservation was disbanded, and the "undeveloped" land was put for sale. The few remaining Otoes were of mixed background and quickly integrated with the new settlers, most notably the Barnes's of French and Otoe background.[3]

On May 31, 1883, 50,000 acres (200 km2) of the Oto and Missouri Indian Reservation in Kansas and Nebraska were opened for settlement at a public sale. When the Oto were removed, the southeast corner of Jefferson County was opened to settlement and the community of Diller was formed.[4]

In 1886 the tribe shared an agent with several other local tribes, including the Ponca and Pawnee. The agency was located on the Oto Reservation.[5] The present-day town of Barneston was settled at the site of one of the largest Oto villages through the 19th century. The Indian agency and a trading post were located there. Barneston was founded by a French fur trapper who married to an Oto woman.[6]

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  1. ^ "Otoe Reservation" Archived 2012-02-19 at the Wayback Machine, Old West Trails Center. Retrieved 11/29/08.
  2. ^ (1891) "The Land and the People", Andreas' History of Nebraska. p 741.
  3. ^ "Odell - Gage County", University of Nebraska. Retrieved 11/29/08.
  4. ^ Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center at the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse. (1997) "Chapter 2: Historic Overview of Jefferson County"[usurped], Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey: Reconnaissance Survey Final Report of Jefferson County, Nebraska. Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 11/29/08.
  5. ^ Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. (2005) The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy. Ancestry Publishing. p. 816.
  6. ^ Boye, A. and Morris, W. (2007) The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska. University of Nebraska Press. p 41.
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