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|title=Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914}}<br> | |title=Oklahoma Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914}}<br> | ||
== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
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A Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole, also called the Dawes Commission after its chairman, Senator Dawes, was established by Congress in 1893. Its purpose was to exchange Indian tribal lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to individuals in Oklahoma. More than 250,000 people applied to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 100,000 were approved. The rolls do not include the applications that were rejected, stricken, or judged to be doubtful. Those found eligible for the final rolls were entitled to an allotment of land, usually as a homestead. | A Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole, also called the Dawes Commission after its chairman, Senator Dawes, was established by Congress in 1893. Its purpose was to exchange Indian tribal lands in the southeastern United States for new land allotments to individuals in Oklahoma. More than 250,000 people applied to this commission for enrollment and land. Just over 100,000 were approved. The rolls do not include the applications that were rejected, stricken, or judged to be doubtful. Those found eligible for the final rolls were entitled to an allotment of land, usually as a homestead. | ||
These records cover the years 1898 to 1914. | |||
These records were created to provide a final list of those individuals who were enrolled as members of the Five Civilized Tribes (Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole). | |||
The records are generally reliable. | |||
=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
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Remember that these enrollment records do not include applications that were not approved. | Remember that these enrollment records do not include applications that were not approved. | ||
== Related Web Sites == | == Related Web Sites == | ||