08 Native American Genealogy

Step 1

Identify the relative that is on the Dawes roles - if not click here and start on beginning genealogy and return to Step 2

Step 2

At this point you should have identified the individual(s) that is potentially an Indian, and the locations they are living in between 1898 and 1906

Enrollment for the Dawes Rolls began in 1898 and ended in 1906 (1914). Therefore, The individuals must have not died before 1898, or been born after 1906 (1914). - 250,000+ applications, only 100,000 were enrolled

Step 3

At this point you should have identified the individual that is legally an Indian (he/she is on the Dawes roll), his Dawes Roll number, Tribe and in many cases the Clan/Tribal Town.

Nation

URL

Notes

History

Choctaw Nation

http://www.choctawnation.com/services/choctaw-nation-applications/

http://choctawnation.com/

History

Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Cherokee Nation

http://www.cherokee.org/home.aspx?section=services&service=Registration

History

Cherokee Nation

Chickasaw Nation

https://www.chickasaw.net/

History

Chickasaw Nation

Muscogee (Creek) Jurisdiction

http://www.muscogeenation-nsn.gov/

Citizenship Criteria: http://www.muscogeenation-nsn.gov/Pages/Citizenship/citcriteria.html

uses: Tribal Town not Clan

History

Muscogee (Creek) Jurisdiction

Seminole Nation

http://seminolenation.com/

Seminole

Other Indian Tribes/Nations in Oklahoma - Not normally associated with Pittsburg County

History

Freedman

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