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To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]]  
To get started in [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]]  


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Website: www.potawatomi.org  
Website: www.potawatomi.org  


*[http://www.potawatomi.org/ Citizen Potawatomi Nation] Offical Website
*[http://www.potawatomi.org/ Citizen Potawatomi Nation] Official Website


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=== History  ===
=== History  ===
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Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/c/citizen_potawatomi_indian_tribe_history.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.  
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/c/citizen_potawatomi_indian_tribe_history.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.  


Population: 1984: Enrollment 11,088 <ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 220 </ref>
Population: 1984: Enrollment 11,088 <ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 page 220 </ref>  


==== Reservations  ====
==== Reservations  ====


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===
The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:<br>
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]


==== Land Records  ====
==== Land Records  ====
17,757

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