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Finding an ancestor's name on the Dawes Commission '''Final Rolls''' is the best way to prove he or she was accepted in one of these five American Indian tribes: '''Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek''', or '''Seminole''' in Indian Territory, also known as Oklahoma Territory, between 1898 to 1906. More were added by an act of Congress in 1914. People who lived outside of Oklahoma were unlikely to be on the Dawes Rolls even if they were in one of these five tribes. | Finding an ancestor's name on the Dawes Commission '''Final Rolls''' is the best way to prove he or she was accepted in one of these five American Indian tribes: '''Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek''', or '''Seminole''' in Indian Territory, also known as Oklahoma Territory, between 1898 to 1906. More were added by an act of Congress in 1914. People who lived outside of Oklahoma were unlikely to be on the Dawes Rolls even if they were in one of these five tribes. | ||
Only about 11 percent of those who applied were accepted on the final rolls. The application packets of the other 89 percent who were rejected may still contain useful genealogical information. | Only about 11 percent of those who applied were accepted on the final rolls. The application packets of the other 89 percent who were rejected may still contain useful genealogical information. | ||
Use these records if your ancestor was: | Use these records if your ancestor was: | ||
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*''Letter logs'' include name, address, date of letter, file number, date received, subject, and action taken. Letters are with the applications. | *''Letter logs'' include name, address, date of letter, file number, date received, subject, and action taken. Letters are with the applications. | ||
=== Online Indexes === | |||
There are four online indexes to the Dawes Commission papers. If the first search fails to find an ancestor, try the other online indexes, and then the microfilm index as well. | There are four online indexes to the Dawes Commission papers. If the first search fails to find an ancestor, try the other online indexes, and then the microfilm index as well. | ||
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http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3118 | http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3118 | ||
*Dawes Commission Index 1898-1914 52,631 entries | *Dawes Commission Index 1898-1914 52,631 entries | ||
:*United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. ''Index to the Final Rolls of the Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory''. (1907. Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 2007). {{WorldCat|52716203|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|822882|item|disp=FHL Film 962366 and fiche 6051501 (set of 8)}}. | :*United States. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes. ''Index to the Final Rolls of the Citizens and Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory''. (1907. Reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 2007). {{WorldCat|52716203|item|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|822882|item|disp=FHL Film 962366 and fiche 6051501 (set of 8)}}. | ||