National Anthropological Archives

Guide to MS 1999-24 Oglala Sioux census, 1904

Summary

Collection ID:
NAA.MS1999-24
Creators:
United States. Office of Indian Affairs. Pine Ridge Agency
Brennan, John R. (John Richard), 1848-1919
Dates:
1904 June 30
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Ledger
36 pages
9 x 15 inches
Repository:
Container:
99-24

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of a census of the Oglala Sioux at the Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, taken on June 30, 1904 by Indian agent Major John R. Brennan. The census consists of 938 handwritten entries on 36 leaves. The covers of the ledger have been painted with geometric designs. The covers have been removed.
Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Historical Note

Historical Note
The Pine Ridge Reservation was originally part of the Great Sioux Reservation established by the Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868, which encompassed approximately 60 million acres of parts of South Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming. In 1876, the U.S. government violated the treaty of 1868 by opening up 7.7 million acres of the Black Hills to homesteaders and private interests. In 1889 the government divided the remaining area of Great Sioux Reservation into seven separate reservations, including the Pine Ridge Reservation. Major John R. Brennan (d. 1919) was superintendent of Pine Ridge from 1900 to 1917.

Administration

Custodial History
Donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Richard Pohrt in 1999.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Preferred Citation
MS 1999-24 Oglala Sioux census, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Conditions Governing Use
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Local Numbers

Local Numbers
NAA MS 1999-24


Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Census records Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Oglala Lakota [Pine Ridge] Cultural Context Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
North America Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation (S.D.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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