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The following list of American Indians who have lived in Alabama has been compiled from Hodge's ''Handbook of American Indians...''<ref>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].</ref> and from Swanton's ''The Indian Tribes of North America''<ref>Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/alabama/index.htm Available online].</ref>. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe. | The following list of American Indians who have lived in Alabama has been compiled from Hodge's ''Handbook of American Indians...''<ref>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].</ref> and from Swanton's ''The Indian Tribes of North America''<ref>Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/alabama/index.htm Available online].</ref>. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe. | ||
'''Tribes:''' Abihka, Alabama, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Atasi, Chatot, [[Cherokee_Indians|Cherokee]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw,]] [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw,]] [[Creek_Indians|Creek]], Eufaula, Fus-hatchee, Hilibi, Hitchiti, Ispokogi, Kan-hatki, Kealedji, Koasati, Kolomi, Mobile, Mukalsa, [[Muscogee_(Creek)_Nation,_Oklahoma|Muskogee]], Napochi, Natchez, Okchai, Okmulgee, Osochi, Pakana, Pawokti, Pilthlako | '''Tribes:''' Abihka, Alabama, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Atasi, Chatot, [[Cherokee_Indians|Cherokee]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw,]] [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw,]] [[Creek_Indians|Creek]], Eufaula, Fus-hatchee, Hilibi, Hitchiti, Ispokogi, Kan-hatki, Kealedji, Koasati, Kolomi, Mobile, Mukalsa, [[Muscogee_(Creek)_Nation,_Oklahoma|Muskogee]], Napochi, Natchez, Okchai, Okmulgee, Osochi, Pakana, Pawokti, Pilthlako, Sawokli,[[Shawnee Indians|Shawnee,]] Taensa, Tohome, Tukabahchee, Tuskegee, Wakokai, Wiwohka, Yamasee, Yuchi. | ||
'''Bands:''' Echola Cherokee, Machis Lower Ala Creek, Mowa Band Choctaw, Principle Creek, [[Poarch_Band_of_Creek_Indians_of_Alabama|Poarch Creek]], Star Clan of Muskogee Creek, United Cherokee | '''Bands:''' Echola Cherokee, Machis Lower Ala Creek, Mowa Band Choctaw, Principle Creek, [[Poarch_Band_of_Creek_Indians_of_Alabama|Poarch Creek]], Star Clan of Muskogee Creek, United Cherokee. | ||
'''Cherokee Clans: '''Wolf, Paint, Deer, Bird, Wild Potatoe, Long Hair and Blue | '''Cherokee Clans: '''Wolf, Paint, Deer, Bird, Wild Potatoe, Long Hair and Blue. | ||
=== Cherokees === | === Cherokees === | ||
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A list is available of the Cherokees living in Alabama in 1851: | A list is available of the Cherokees living in Alabama in 1851: | ||
*Siler, David W. ''The Eastern Cherokees, A Census of the Cherokee Nation in North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia in 1851.'' Cottonport, Louisiana: Polyanthus, 1972. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=60983&disp=The+Eastern+Cherokees%2C+a+census+of+the%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 970.3 C424sd].) This list contains the names of each person’s father, mother | *Siler, David W. ''The Eastern Cherokees, A Census of the Cherokee Nation in North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia in 1851.'' Cottonport, Louisiana: Polyanthus, 1972. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=60983&disp=The+Eastern+Cherokees%2C+a+census+of+the%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 970.3 C424sd].) This list contains the names of each person’s father, mother and children, with their ages and relationship (De Kalb, Jackson, and Marshall Counties). An index is included. | ||
For a history of the Cherokees to about 1835, and a map showing the Cherokee towns in the Alabama area, see: | For a history of the Cherokees to about 1835, and a map showing the Cherokee towns in the Alabama area, see: | ||
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==== Additional Cherokee Records ==== | ==== Additional Cherokee Records ==== | ||
*United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Cherokee Agency. ''Records of the Cherokee Agency in Tennessee, 1801–1835.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0208. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1952. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=285733&disp=Records+of+the+Cherokee+Indian+Agency+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 1024418–31].) These records deal with the entire Cherokee Nation. They contain information about passes given to people during 1801 to 1804 allowing them to go through the Cherokee lands. These records also mention claims filed 1816 to 1833 and include the names of Army officers at posts; unauthorized settlements on Indian lands; land office records; and names of traders, settlers, missionaries, chiefs, and members of the tribe. See the introduction at the beginning of the first film to learn about the contents of these records. Many individuals are listed, however | *United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Cherokee Agency. ''Records of the Cherokee Agency in Tennessee, 1801–1835.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0208. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1952. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=285733&disp=Records+of+the+Cherokee+Indian+Agency+in%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films 1024418–31].) These records deal with the entire Cherokee Nation. They contain information about passes given to people during 1801 to 1804 allowing them to go through the Cherokee lands. These records also mention claims filed 1816 to 1833 and include the names of Army officers at posts; unauthorized settlements on Indian lands; land office records; and names of traders, settlers, missionaries, chiefs, and members of the tribe. See the introduction at the beginning of the first film to learn about the contents of these records. Many individuals are listed, however there is no index. | ||
*United States. Office of Indian Affairs. ''Letters Received, 1824–1881; Registers of Letters Received, 1824–1880.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0018, M0234. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1942, 1956. (On 1088 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=403528&disp=Letters+received%2C+1824%2D1881%3B+regis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1638620].) There are letters in this collection pertaining to each of the major tribes, but they are not indexed. | *United States. Office of Indian Affairs. ''Letters Received, 1824–1881; Registers of Letters Received, 1824–1880.'' National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0018, M0234. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1942, 1956. (On 1088 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=403528&disp=Letters+received%2C+1824%2D1881%3B+regis%20%20&columns=*,0,0 films beginning with 1638620].) There are letters in this collection pertaining to each of the major tribes, but they are not indexed. | ||