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Kiowa Indians (from Gǎ’-i-gwŭ, or Kǎ’-i-gwŭ, ‘principal people,’ their own name). A tribe at one time residing about. the upper Yellowstone and Missouri, but better known as centering about the upper Arkansas and Canadian in Colorado and Oklahoma, and constituting, so far as present knowledge goes, a distinct linguistic stock. Read more about the Kiowa Tribe History
Kiowa Biographies
- Kiowa Indian Chiefs and Leaders
- Big Tree – Kiowa Chief
- Dohäsan – Kiowa Chief
- Kicking Bird – Kiowa Chief
- Lone Wolf – Kiowa Chief
- Maman-Ti – Kiowa Medicine Man
- Satanta (White Bear) – Kiowa Chief
- Satank (Sitting Bear) – Kiowa Chief
- Tohausen – Kiowa Chief
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Kiowa Cemeteries
- Native American Cemeteries
- Old Rainy Mountain Indian Mission Cemetery
- Saddle Mountain Intertribal Cemetery
- Samone Cemetery
Kiowa Census
- Free US Indian Census Rolls 1885-1940
All of the 1885-1940 Indian census rolls with their images can be accessed for free from AccessGenealogy. For the most part, these rolls dated after 1900 were done in alphabetical order and were typewritten – this should help make finding your ancestor much easier. The earlier ones though were often done in handwriting and the film quality can be very poor at times. Beginning in 1930, the rolls also showed the degree of Indian blood, marital status, ward status, place of residence, and sometimes other information. - 1900 Indian Territory Census $
- Indians in the 11th (1890) Census of the United States
- US Indian Census Schedules 1885-1940
Federal Recognized Tribes
- Kiowa Indian Tribe
P.O. Box 369 or 100 Kiowa Way
Carnegie, OK 73015- Enrollment
Genealogy Help Pages
- Proving Your Indian Ancestry
- Indian Genealogy
- DNA- Testing for your Native American Ancestry
- How to Write a Genealogical Query
Kiowa History
- Kiowa Indian History
- Kiowa History
- Kiowa
- Kiowa Apache Indian History
- Kiowa Apache History
- Kiowa Apache Indians,
Kiowa Land and Maps
Kiowa Language
Kiowa Legends
- How Saynday Got The Sun
- Abandoning Old People
- Kiowa and Cheyenne Fight 1837
- Kit Carson Fights with the Kiowa
Kiowa Military
- 19th Century Indian Military Veterans
- Red River War
- Kiowa Tribal Marines
- Red River War of 1874
- Red River War 1874-1875
- Indian Wars, Conflicts and Disturbances 1614-1893
- Indians Who Served in the War (WWII)
Kiowa Schools
- Hampton School Records
- Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute
- Indian Schools, Seminaries and Asylums
Kiowa Treaties
- Indian Treaties, Acts and Agreements
- Signers of Native American Treaties, Indian, Military and Guests
- Indian Affairs, Laws and Treaties, Vol. 2 As the United States expanded westward from the original thirteen colonies, settlers often confronted the existing owners of the land. As a result the federal government often negotiated treaties with these Native Americans. This collection of official treaties was compiled by the United States and originally printed in 1904. (Subscribers Only) Try Ancestry.com’s Census Images for FREE!!!
Kiowa Suggested Reading
Indian Signals and Sign Language
Fully illustrated guide to the universal Indian sign language which united all tribes. 800 signs allow the reader to converse on a wide variety of subjects. Reproductions of the famed George Catlin paintings. Full-color photographs throughout.
Life at the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita Agency: The Photographs of Annette Ross Hume
Anadarko, Oklahoma, bills itself today as the Indian Capital of the Nation, but it was a drowsy frontier village when budding photographer Annette Ross Hume arrived in 1890. Home to a federal agency charged with serving the many American Indian tribes in the area, the town burgeoned when the U.S. government auctioned off building lots at the turn of the twentieth century. Hume faithfully documented its explosive growth and the American Indians she encountered. Her extraordinary photographs are collected here for the first time.
The Autobiography of a Kiowa Apache Indian
This exciting autobiography of Jim Whitewolf, a Kiowa Apache born in the second half of the 19th-century, offers an excellent inside-look at Indian culture. An ethnological classic, it details childhood, tribal customs, contact with whites, government attitudes toward tribe, much more.