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This item contains an article on the Indians of the United States written by Carl Julius Adolph Hunnius. Known as Ado to his friends and colleagues, Hunnius was a Civil War veteran, Indian Wars veteran, artist, writer, and long time resident of Kansas. The article, printed entirely in German, contains information compiled by Hunnius on the Native American tribes in the United States. Details include the branch of the tribe (Stamm), place of residence (Wohnsitz), county, and the total number of men, women and children (Manner, Weiber, und Kinder) for each tribe. The information provided in the article was taken from the offical reports of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The article also mentions that there were a total of 100,000 civilized Indians, 135,000 half-civilized Indians, and 81,000 "Wild" Indians.
Creator: Hunnius, Ado, 1842-1923
Date: 1870-1900
Item Number: 220113
Call Number: MS Collection 397, Carl Julius Adolph Hunnius papers, 1861-1926, Box: 2, Folder: Articles…in German - Die Indianer der Vereinigten Staaten.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 220113
Collections - Manuscript - Hunnius, Carl Julius Adolph
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Indian affairs
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Federal agencies and programs - Agencies - Interior, Department of - United States Indian Service
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Booklet
People - American Indians - Tribes - Apache
People - American Indians - Tribes - Arickaree
People - American Indians - Tribes - Assinaboins
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cherokee
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne
People - American Indians - Tribes - Chickasaw
People - American Indians - Tribes - Chippewa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Choctaw
People - American Indians - Tribes - Comanche
People - American Indians - Tribes - Creek (Muscogee)
People - American Indians - Tribes - Delaware
People - American Indians - Tribes - Iowa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kansa
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kickapoo
People - American Indians - Tribes - Kiowa-Apache
People - American Indians - Tribes - Mandan
People - American Indians - Tribes - Miami
People - American Indians - Tribes - Munsee
People - Notable Kansans - Hunnius, Carl Julius Adolph
Type of Material - Printed materials - Booklets
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