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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indians_of_Tennessee|Indians of Tennessee]]<br><br>
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Tennessee Genealogy|Tennessee]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[American Indian Genealogy|American Indian Research]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Indians_of_Tennessee|Indians of Tennessee]]  


Learn about the tribes and bands, history, records, agency, and reservations of the Indian of Tennessee.<br>
Learn about the tribes and bands, history, records, agency, and reservations of the Indian of Tennessee.


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[[Image:{{CherColl}}]]The most prominent early Indian tribes in Tennessee were the Cherokee and the Chickasaw. The Chickasaws claimed most of western Tennessee as their hunting grounds. The Cherokees claimed southeastern Tennessee and northeast Georgia as their homeland. By 1818, the Chickasaws had ceded their land away by treaty to the State of Tennessee. <br><br>  
[[Image:{{CherColl}}]]The most prominent early Indian tribes in Tennessee were the Cherokee and the Chickasaw. The Chickasaws claimed most of western Tennessee as their hunting grounds. The Cherokees claimed southeastern Tennessee and northeast Georgia as their homeland. By 1818, the Chickasaws had ceded their land away by treaty to the State of Tennessee. <br><br>  
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*[[Chickasaw Indian Agency (East)|Chickasaw Agency]]
*[[Chickasaw Indian Agency (East)|Chickasaw Agency]]


=== 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>  
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>  
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*United States Office of Indian Affairs. ''Letters Received, 1824–1881; Registers of Letters Received, 1824–1880''. National Archives Microfilm Publication, M0234. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1942, 1956.{{FHL|403528|item|disp=FHL film 1638620, first of 1088 films}}.These letters, pertaining to each of the major tribes, contain many names but are not indexed.
*United States Office of Indian Affairs. ''Letters Received, 1824–1881; Registers of Letters Received, 1824–1880''. National Archives Microfilm Publication, M0234. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1942, 1956.{{FHL|403528|item|disp=FHL film 1638620, first of 1088 films}}.These letters, pertaining to each of the major tribes, contain many names but are not indexed.


=== Reference ===
=== Reference ===


Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1180: Historical Sketches''. Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc., 1974.  
Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1180: Historical Sketches''. Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc., 1974.  
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For more sources on specific tribes, use the Subject Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the tribe. Other sources are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
For more sources on specific tribes, use the Subject Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the tribe. Other sources are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  
 
*{{FHL|386753|subject_id|disp=United States, Tennessee - Native races}}
[https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Tennessee+Native+Races&prekeyword=Tennessee+Native+Races TENNESSEE - NATIVE RACES]


*Chickamauga Tribal Enrollment 6 films Family History Library 1st {{FHL|544141|title-id|disp=film 1597951}}
*Chickamauga Tribal Enrollment 6 films Family History Library 1st {{FHL|544141|title-id|disp=film 1597951}}


=== For Further Reading  ===
=== For Further Reading  ===
 
See also '''[[American Indian For Further Reading]]'''.
*[[Tennessee History|Tennessee History]] for a calendar of events  
*[[Tennessee History|Tennessee History]] for a calendar of events  
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Tennessee Military Records]] for a list of forts
*[[Tennessee Military Records|Tennessee Military Records]] for a list of forts
=== Web Sites  ===
*Glenn, L.C. [http://www.archive.org/details/thrustoncollecti00gleniala ''The Thruston collection, Vanderbilt University'']. Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University: 1910. Free digital copy.  
*Glenn, L.C. [http://www.archive.org/details/thrustoncollecti00gleniala ''The Thruston collection, Vanderbilt University'']. Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University: 1910. Free digital copy.  
*[http://www.nativenashville.com/default.htm Native Nashville] '''provides general information and pertinent links, including their "[http://www.nativenashville.com/genealogy.htm Genealogy]" and "[http://www.nativenashville.com/census_data.htm Census Data]" pages. '''  
*[http://www.nativenashville.com/default.htm Native Nashville] '''provides general information and pertinent links, including their "[http://www.nativenashville.com/genealogy.htm Genealogy]" and "[http://www.nativenashville.com/census_data.htm Census Data]" pages. '''  
*[http://www.ndparking.com/serve.php?lid=556711&dn=www.tntota.net Tennessee Trail of Tears Association] '''provides a portal to images and records for Chickasw, Creek, and Choctaw tribes. '''
*[http://www.ndparking.com/serve.php?lid=556711&dn=www.tntota.net Tennessee Trail of Tears Association] '''provides a portal to images and records for Chickasw, Creek, and Choctaw tribes. '''
=== Bibliography  ===
*"Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011", National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix.
*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
*Gilbert, William Harlen, Jr. Surviving Indian Groups in the Eastern United States. Pp. 407-438 of the Smithsonian Report for 1948. [http://picasaweb.google.com/craingen/Surviving_Indian_Groups# Available online].
*Hill, Edward E. (comp.). ''Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981.
*Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.
*"Historic Indians" in ''Tennessee: A Guide to the State.'' Compiled and Written by the Federal Writers' Project of the Work Projects Administration for the State of Tennessee. American Guide Series. (No Place: New Deal Network, 1996) Original published: Tennessee: State of Tennessee. Department of Conservation, Division of Information, 1939. [http://newdeal.feri.org/guides/tnguide/ch03.htm#18 Available online].<br>
*''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105.
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/handbook_american_indians.htm Available online].
*Isaacs. Katherine M., editor. ''Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America''. U.S. Data Sourcebook, Volume 11 Appendices, Bureau of Indian Affairs List of American Indian Reservations, Appendix E, Indian Reservations. Omnigraphics, Inc., 1991.
*National Atlas of the United States of America -- Federal Lands and Indian Reservations [http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/fedlands/TN.pdf Available online].
*''Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs''. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. [http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~texlance/records/bia(dc)intro.htm Available online]
*Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tennessee/index.htm Available online]


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