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the Dawes Rolls - Final Rolls of the Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory

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Step 1: Introduction Why Search the Dawes Rolls? About the Dawes Rolls Before You Start Step 2: Check to see if the person's Census Card is described online

Step 3: Use the Index to the Final Rolls online

Step 4: Look up the Person in the Final Rolls online

Step 5 If You Don't Know the Persons Tribe

Step 6: What You Can Do Next?

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Step 1: Introduction Why Search the Dawes Rolls? The Dawes Rolls, also known as the "Final Rolls", are the lists of individuals who were accepted as eligible for tribal membership in the "Five Civilized Tribes": Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles. (It does not include those whose applications were stricken, rejected or judged as doubtful.) Those found eligible for the Final Rolls were entitled to an allotment of land, usually as a homestead. The Rolls contain more than 101,000 names from 1898-1914 (primarily from 1899-1906). They can be searched to discover the enrollee's name, sex, blood degree, and census card number. The census card may provide additional genealogical information, and may also contain references to earlier rolls, such as the 1880 Cherokee census. A census card was generally accompanied by an "application jacket". The jackets then sometimes contain valuable supporting documentation, such as birth and death affidavits, marriage licenses, and correspondence. Today these five tribes continue to use the Dawes Rolls as the basis for determining tribal membership. They usually require applicants to provide proof of descent from a person who is listed on these rolls. (Contact the tribes directly for enrollment information). Before You Start Before you can effectively use the online index to find a person in the Final Rolls, you need to know: Your ancestor's name The name of the person's tribe If you know the individual's name and their tribe: Proceed to Step 2: Check to see if the person's Census Card is described online.

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If you do not know the person's tribe: you can look for clues in the 1900 Census: For those Indians living in predominantly Indian areas, there were special Indian schedules in the 1900 Census identifying one's tribe and parent's tribes. For those Indians living among the general population, only one's color or race was designated, such as Indian or white, etc. Note: For the 1900 Census, start with the Soundex Index. You may first want to read background on the Soundex indexing system.   If your ancestor's tribe is not identified in the 1900 Census, once you find where your ancestor was living, you can consult books such as The Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. Swanton, for information on the tribes living in each state. Other good sources are A Guide to the Indian Tribes of Oklahoma, by Muriel H. Wright, and The Indians of Texas, by W.W. Newcomb, Jr., for tribes in those areas. Read more.   Online copies of the 1900 Census are available through the subscription-based Ancestry.com (unlimited free access to AncestryPlus from all NARA facilities). Limited parts of the 1900 Census have been transcribed by volunteers and are online on the USGenWeb website. The NARA website does not have census records online, but we do have census catalogs online, so you can find microfilm roll numbers that you can then rent, purchase, or find in a NARA facility or local library. Next Step If you know the individual's name, and he or she belonged to one of these tribes: Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, or Seminoles, you can now proceed to Step 2: Check to see if the person's Census Card is described online.

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Native American Records Introduction and Links to Resources Introduction Links to Resources General information about Native American records at NARA Specific Native American Topics Introduction The National Archives holds information about American Indians who maintained their ties to Federally-recognized Tribes (1830-1970). Most records are arranged by tribe. Read more. Helpful information to know before searching these records: Name of the person Name of the person's federally-recognized tribe Approximately when the person lived What state or territory the person lived in The original administrative records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) headquarters are in the National Archives, Washington, D.C. NARA's regional facilities hold records created by the BIA field offices and Indian schools. NARA's regional facility in Ft. Worth holds many of the records relating to the Five Civilized Tribes. Links to Resources General Information on Native American Research in the National Archives Tutorial: Using the Dawes Rolls Online for ordering reproductions of Eastern Cherokee application records, 1906-1909   Wantabes and Outalucks: Searching for Indian Ancestors in Federal Records, article by Kent Carter   Microfilm Rolls pertaining to Native Americans available at the National Archives Southwest Region, Fort Worth   Records Available for Studying Native Americans in NARA's Pacific Sierra Region (San Francisco), reference information paper   Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs   Indian Bounty Land Applications, an article from Prologue magazine.   Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940, microfilm rolls list.   Pictures of Native Americans, a list with links to 194 images held by NARA.   Specific Native American Topics Tutorial: Using the Dawes Rolls Online for ordering reproductions of Eastern Cherokee application records, 1906-1909   Use Order Online! for ordering reproductions of Eastern Cherokee application records, 1906-1909   Select Native American Records Online, through the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)   Dawes Commission: 64,177 applications submitted between 1898 and 1914 for enrollment in the Five Civilized Tribes (Note: Includes Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole applications only. There is no description in ARC relating to the fifth tribe - Choctaw.) Search Hint on using the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)   Dawes Commission and the Enrollment of the Creeks, an article from Prologue   Final Rolls of the Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory. Search Hint on using the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)   Index to the Final Rolls of Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory (Dawes) Index to the Final Rolls (Dawes) online Search Hint on using the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)   Index to Applications Submitted for the Eastern Cherokee Roll of 1909 (Guion-Miller Roll) Guion-Miller Roll Index online Search Hint on using the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)   Kern-Clifton Roll of Cherokee Freedmen, January 16, 1867 Search Hint on using the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)   Maps of Indian Territory, the Dawes Act, and Will Rogers' Enrollment Case File: Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan   Name Index to Pipestone Indian School Student Files, 1910 – 1954, in NARA's Kansas City facility. (Record Group 75), Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs Finding aids for records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs located in NARA's Great Lakes Region (Chicago, IL)   Bad River Agency Records, Odanah, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Carter-Laona Subagencies, Carter and Laona, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Chippewa Commission, Minnesota (RG 75)   Consolidated Chippewa Agency, Cass Lake, Minnesota (RG 75)   Grand Rapids Agency, Wisconsin Rapids (formerly Grand Rapids), Wisconsin (RG 75)   Great Lakes Agency, Ashland, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Great Lakes Consolidated Agency, Ashland, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Green Bay Agency Records, Keshena, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Hayward Indian School, Hayward, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Keshena/Menominee Agency Records, Keshena, Wisconsin (RG 75)   La Pointe Agency, La Pointe, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Lac du Flambeau Agency, Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Leech Lake Agency, Cass Lake, Minnesota (RG 75)   Mackinac Agency, Mackinac, Michigan (RG 75)   Menominee Indian Mills Records, Keshena, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Michigan Agency, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan (RG 75)   Mt. Pleasant Indian School and Agency Student Case Files, 1893-1946 (RG 75)   Mt. Pleasant Indian School and Agency, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (RG 75)   Nett Lake Agency, Nett Lake, Minnesota (RG 75)   Oneida School and Agency, Oneida, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Red Cliff Agency, Bayfield, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Tama Agency (Sac and Fox), Tama, Iowa (RG 75)   Tomah Agency, Tomah, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Tomah CCC-ID Units, Tomah, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Tomah Hospital, Tomah, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Tomah Indian Industrial School, Tomah, Wisconsin (RG 75)   White Earth Agency, White Earth, Minnesota (RG 75)   Wittenberg Indian School, Wittenberg, Wisconsin (RG 75)   Protecting Alaska's Native Population-With Federal Records, article from The Record, 1995.   Memorandum Regarding the Enlistment of Navajo Indians, Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan   Wallace Roll of Cherokee Freedmen in Indian Territory, 1890 Search Hint on using the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)   1896 Citizenship Applications: 9,618 applications received by the Dawes Commission Search Hint on using the Archival Research Catalog (ARC)   How to Research in the Dawes Rolls Online Native American Resources and Genealogies in the Archives Library Information Center, National Archives Building, Washington, DC   Links to other Native American related web sites

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Blood Quantum Requirements for Enrollment is Native American tribes
 

Tribe	BLOOD QUANTUM REQUIRED FOR MEMBERSHIP
Absentee Shawnee	1/4 degree Absentee Shawnee blood
Apache	1/8 degree total Indian blood
Blackfeet	1/4th Minimum Blood Quantum
Caddo	1/8 degree Caddo blood
Cherokee of Oklahoma	Any degree-Descendent of tribal member
Cherokee of North Carolina	must possess at least 1/16th degree of Eastern Cherokee blood
Cherokee-Shawnee	Any degree-Descendent of tribal member
Cheyenne-Arapaho	1/4 degree with at least 1 enrolled parent
Chickasaw	Any degree-Descendent of a tribal member
Choctaw of MS	1/2 Mississippi Choctaw
Choctaw of Okla.	Any degree-Descendent of a tribal member
Citizen Potawatomi Nation	Any degree-Descendent of a tribal member
Comanche	1/4 degree Comanche blood
Creek	Any degree-Descendent of tribal member
Delaware Tribe of Eastern Oklahoma	Any-degree-Descendent of tribal member
Delaware Tribe of Western Oklahoma	1/8 degree Absentee Delaware blood
Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Ft. Sill Apache	1/16 degree Ft. Sill Apache blood
Iowa Tribe of Kansas & Nebraska	Any degree-Descendent of tribal member
Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma	1/4 degree Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma blood
Kialegee Tribal Town	1/4 degree Kialegee Tribe of Oklahoma
Kickapoo of Missouri	1/4 degree Kickapoo of Missouri blood
Kickapoo of Oklahoma	1/4 degree Kickapoo of Oklahoma blood
Kiowa	1/4 degree Kiowa blood
Kaw	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Miami	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Modoc	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Navajo	1/4 degree Navajo blood
Osage	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Otoe-Missouria	1/4 degree Otoe-Missouria blood
Ottawa	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Ottawa	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Pawnee	1/4 degree Pawnee blood
Peoria	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Ponca	1/4 degree Indian blood and a parent must be enrolled
Prairie Band Potawtomi	1/4 degree Prairie Band Potawtomi blood
Quapaw	1/4 degree Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma
Sac & Fox Tribe of Missouri	1/8 degree Indian blood born to member of tribe
Sac & Fox Tribe of Oklahoma	1/4 degree Sac & Fox of Oklahoma
Seminole	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Seneca-Cayuga	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
Sioux	1/4 degree Sioux Blood
Tonkawa Tribe	1/4 degree Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma
Wichita	1/8 degree Wichita or Affiliated Tribes
Wyandotte	Any degree-Descendant of tribal member
United Keetowah Band of Cherokees	1/4 degree United Keetowah of Oklahoma
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