All were allotted individual family lands on the reservation there. Because the lands along the Missouri and Nemaha were rich, many white men married Indian women to get their lands. Today, Iowa descendants run the gamut in appearance from fair skin, blond hair and blue eyes, to looking full-on Indian with black hair. Many more Otoe retained their Indian appearance. Because the Iowa and Otoe-Missouria were the same people originally, and because the two tribes have also intermarried over the centuries, we will include resources for both tribes.
Tribes are political entities, while families and clans are kinship-based entities.
Genealogy is a real challenge, and we do not do genealogical research, so please don't ask. However we will put up some resources here on the Iowa and Otoe, including original allottee rolls, veteran lists, and common surnames. There is also an Ioway Ancestors Photo Album , put together from the collections of the site members. We will not be putting up any tribal family trees at this time due to privacy issues. There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of photographs from Iowa and Otoe families.