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QUESTION: Were the Arickaree Indians ever in Kansas City, Kansas in Wyandotte County? We live in a housing addition called Arickaree Addition on the papers from when we purchased the house. A woman said the Arickarees were never in Kansas.    ~Submitted by Frances W.Continue to Were the Arickaree tribe from the Kansas City, Kansas area? →

QUESTION:

My family is descended from the Algonquin's. If I were to try to get in touch with a member of the tribe to learn more about where my family comes from how would I go about it?

~Submitted by Grace K.

ANSWER:

Hi Grace,

Tribes don't usually offer any genealogy services, at least none that I am aware of. The tribe will not be able to "look you up" and see if you are a descendent of theirs. You will need to do this work yourself or hire a professional genealogist to do the work for you, which is not usually cheap.

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QUESTION: Greetings ~ I am interested in learning about the nation(s) that inhabited a particular area – specifically what is now known as the counties of Leavenworth and Jefferson in the NE corner of the state of Kansas (map: ). Is there such a resource that documents, even roughly, what nations might have occupied this area over the span of the last several centuries? I understand that geographical occupation can be influenced by nomadic behavior, unmapped/ancient boundaries, and historical events.…

QUESTION:Is GERONIMO buried at Fort Sill or was he moved to another place? Is it posible to get in contact with some of his ancestors?   ~Submitted by Ronny W. This article has moved to our new Apache section. Please see wives and burial place of Geronimo.Continue to Where is Geronimo buried? →