By a reference to the Table, it will be seen, that within the limits above specified, there are more than 100,000 Indians. In different and very advantageous positions, in the midst of this population, are planted already three Education Families, one at Dwight, 1 among the Cherokees, on Arkansaw river, established by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, two by the United Foreign Missionary Society, among the Great and Little Osages, at Harmony and Union. More are in contemplation, one particularly at the Council Bluffs. These establishments are on the plan of those planted among the Cherokees and Choctaws. The one contemplated at Council Bluffs is planned on a larger scale, and is to consist, if carried into effect, of a little colony of Christians. Its intended size is well suited to the interior and important station, which it is to occupy, and the large connection it will hare by branch establishments, with surrounding tribes. For more particular information concerning these Education stations, and of the tribes with which they are connected, and over whom they may obtain ultimate influence, and the country they inhabit, see Appendix. 2 From the facts which will here be found, it will appear, that the great work of educating this large portion of Indians, and preparing them to exercise and enjoy with us the rights and blessings of citizens, has already commenced with very promising prospects. Perseverance can hardly fail to secure success.
Indian Tribes between Missouri and Red Rivers and the Mississippi and Rocky Mountains
| <strong>Between Missouri and Red Rivers and the Mississippi and Rocky Mountains</strong> | Population | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Shawaneese | 1,383 | Cape Girardeau and Merrimac river, near St. Louis. |
| Delawares | 1,800 | On Current river, east of the bend of White River. |
| Peorias | 97 | On Current River. |
| Piankashaws | 207 | On St. Francis River. |
| Kanzas | 850 (a) | On Kanzas River. |
| Great Osage | On Osage River. | |
| Great Osage of the Arkansas | 200 (b) | On Neozho or Grand River. |
| Little Osage | 1,000 | On Grand or Neozho river, of the Arkansaw. |
| Grand Pawnees | 6,000 | On the Wolf fork of Platte River. |
| Pawnee Republicans | 1,500 | 4 miles above the Grand Pawnees. |
| Pawnee Loups | 2,750 | 3 miles above the Pawnee Republicans |
| Ottoes, Missouries and Ioways | 1,800 | On Platte river, 40 miles from its mouth. |
| O'mahas | 3,000 | On Elkhorn River, 80 miles west-northwest of Council Bluffs. |
| Pancas | 1,250 | At the month of Quickoane River. |
| Arrapahays | 10,000 | Their territory extends from the headwaters of the Kanzas River north to the Rio del Norte |
| Kaninavisch | 2,000 | West of the Pawnees, all the headwaters of the Yellowstone River. |
| Kaninavisch | 5,000 | On the heads of Yellowstone River. |
| Staitans or Kite Indians | 500 | Between the heads of Platte river and Rooky Mountains. |
| Wettaphato or Kiawa Indians | 1,600 | Rove above the last mentioned. |
| Castahana | 1,500 | Supposed to be remnants of the Great Padouea Nation, now under that name, extinct, who occupied the Country between the upper parts of the Platte and Kanzas Rivers. |
| Cataka | 375 | |
| Dotami | 200 | |
| Chayennes or Chiens | 3,260 | On Chayenne River, above Great Bend. |
| Chayennes or Chiens | 200 | Head of the above river. |
| Kaskayas or Bad Hearts | 3,000 | In the neighborhood of the above tribes, bordering on the Rocky Mountains. |
| Ricaras or Arricaras | 3,500 | On the Missouri, halfway between Great Bend and Mandan. |
| Mandans | 1,259 | On the Missouri, near Mandan Fort. |
| Minetaries | 3,250 | Halfway between Mandan and Yellowstone River, on Little Missouri. |
| Roving bands | 20,000 | On the Missouri, near and on the east side of the Rocky Mountains, including bands of the Blackfoot, Assinniboins, Crows, etc., within the present boundaries of Missouri territory. |
| Wate-panatoes and Ryawas | 900 | On the Padoucas fork |
| Padoucas | 1,000 | On the Padoucas River |
| Pastanownas | 1,500 | Between the Padoucas fork and the Platte. |
| Ayutans or Camarsches | 8,000 | Southwest of the Missouri river, near the Rocky Mountains. |
| Blue Mud and Long Haired Indians | 3,000 | Between the heads of the Missouri and of the Columbia. |
| Cherokees | 6,000 | On the north side of Arkansaw river, 400 miles front its mouth. |
| Quampaws | 700 | On the south side of the Arkansaw, opposite the post and Little Rook. |
(a) This is Major O’Fallon’s estimate.
(b) Mr. Sibley’s estimate is 1,600.
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