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{{Adoption KYGenWeb}}The most prominent early Indian tribes in Kentucky were the Cherokee, Chickasaws, and Shawnee. Most of these tribes were eliminated from Kentucky by about the early 1800s either through warfare or resettlement to other territories by the federal government. No separate records were kept for people with American Indian blood.  
Learn about the indigenous people of Kentucky, the tribes and bands, state recognized tribes,and records.


To learn how to get started with American Indian research, find research facilities, and American Indian websites [[American Indian Genealogy|click here]].<br>
=== Introduction  ===


See [[Indians of the United States and Their Records|Indians of the United States and Their Records]] for suggestions on how to research American Indian ancestry. If you are searching for American Indians in Kentucky, search the same types of records used to research non-Indians. You may want to see:
The most prominent early indigenous tribes in Kentucky were the Cherokee, Chickasaws, and Shawnee. Most of these tribes were eliminated from Kentucky by about the early 1800s either through warfare or resettlement to other territories by the federal government. No separate records were kept for people with Native American blood.  


*McConnell, Michael Norman. ''A Country Between: The Upper Ohio Valley and Its Peoples, 1724–1774''. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1992. (Family History Library {{FHL|970.1 M134c|disp=book&nbsp;970.1 M134c}}). This book contains a comprehensive history of Indians in the upper Ohio Valley, including the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. In addition, this source contains biographies of prominent Kentucky Indians and a bibliography of sources.
To learn how to get started with Native American research, find research facilities, and Native American websites [[American Indian Genealogy|click here]].<br>


== Tribes and Bands of Kentucky ==
See [[Indians of the United States and Their Records|Indigenous Peoples of the United States and Their Records]] for suggestions on how to research Native American ancestry. If you are searching for indigenous people in Kentucky, search the same types of records used to research non-Native Americans. You may want to see:


The following list of American Indians who have lived in Kentucky 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/kentucky/index.htm Available online].</ref>. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe.  
*McConnell, Michael Norman. ''A Country Between: The Upper Ohio Valley and Its Peoples, 1724–1774''. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1992. {{FSC|598071|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 M134c}}. This book contains a comprehensive history of indigenous people in the upper Ohio Valley, including the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. In addition, this source contains biographies of prominent Kentucky Native Americans and a bibliography of sources.
 
=== Tribes and Bands of Kentucky  ===
 
The following list of Native Americans who have lived in Kentucky 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. [https://archive.org/details/handbookamindians02hodgrich 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/kentucky/index.htm Available online].</ref>. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe.  


*[[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]]  
*[[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]]  
*[[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]]  
*[[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]]  
*[[Delaware Indians|Delaware]]  
*[[Delaware Indians|Delaware]]  
*Mosopelea  
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/mosopelea-tribe.htm Mosopelea]
*[[Shawnee Indians|Shawnee]]  
*[[Shawnee Indians|Shawnee]]  
*[[Wyandot Indians|Wyandot]]  
*[[Wyandot Indians|Wyandot]]  
*[[Yuchi Indians|Yuchi]]
*[[Yuchi Indians|Yuchi]]


== See Also:  ==
==== Tribes Recognized by the State of Kentucky  ====
 
The Commonwealth of Kentucky currently has no federally recognized tribes and has not established a process by which tribes can be recognized by the state.
 
=== 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]]
 
=== See Also:  ===


*[[Kentucky History|Kentucky-History]] for a calendar of events  
*[[Kentucky History|Kentucky-History]] for a calendar of events  
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*[[Melungeons|Melungeons]] a "tri-racial" group of Indian, and possibly Portuguese, and possibly African mix.<br>
*[[Melungeons|Melungeons]] a "tri-racial" group of Indian, and possibly Portuguese, and possibly African mix.<br>


== Family History Library  ==
=== FamilySearch Library  ===


For additional sources on specific tribes, use the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the name of the tribe. For example:  
For additional sources on specific tribes, use the Subject Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the tribe. For example:  


SHAWNEE INDIANS
SHAWNEE


Other sources are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
Other sources are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


KENTUCKY- NATIVE RACES  
[https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Kentucky+Native+Races&prekeyword=Kentucky+Native+Races KENTUCKY- NATIVE RACES]


== References  ==
=== References  ===


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*"Accompanying Pamphlet for Microcopy 1011", National Archives Microfilm Publications, Appendix.  
*"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.  
*''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].  
*Gilbert, William Harlen, Jr. Surviving Indian Groups in the Eastern United States. Pp. 407-438 of the Smithsonian Report for 1948. [http://gilbert1948.webs.com/ 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. (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.  
*Hill, Edward E. ''The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches''. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.  
*''Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880''. National Archives Microcopy T1105.  
*''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].  
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. [https://archive.org/details/handbookamindians02hodgrich 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.  
*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/KY.pdf Available online].  
*National Atlas of the United States of America -- Federal Lands and Indian Reservations [http://www.nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/pdf/fedlands/KY.pdf Available online].  
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*Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/kentucky/index.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/kentucky/index.htm Available online].


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Learn about the indigenous people of Kentucky, the tribes and bands, state recognized tribes,and records.


Introduction

The most prominent early indigenous tribes in Kentucky were the Cherokee, Chickasaws, and Shawnee. Most of these tribes were eliminated from Kentucky by about the early 1800s either through warfare or resettlement to other territories by the federal government. No separate records were kept for people with Native American blood.

To learn how to get started with Native American research, find research facilities, and Native American websites click here.

See Indigenous Peoples of the United States and Their Records for suggestions on how to research Native American ancestry. If you are searching for indigenous people in Kentucky, search the same types of records used to research non-Native Americans. You may want to see:

  • McConnell, Michael Norman. A Country Between: The Upper Ohio Valley and Its Peoples, 1724–1774. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1992. FS Catalog book 970.1 M134c. This book contains a comprehensive history of indigenous people in the upper Ohio Valley, including the states of Ohio, Kentucky, and Pennsylvania. In addition, this source contains biographies of prominent Kentucky Native Americans and a bibliography of sources.

Tribes and Bands of Kentucky

The following list of Native Americans who have lived in Kentucky has been compiled from Hodge's Handbook of American Indians...[1] and from Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America[2]. Some may simply be variant spellings for the same tribe.

Tribes Recognized by the State of Kentucky

The Commonwealth of Kentucky currently has no federally recognized tribes and has not established a process by which tribes can be recognized by the state.

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:

See Also:

FamilySearch Library

For additional sources on specific tribes, use the Subject Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the tribe. For example:

SHAWNEE

Other sources are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

KENTUCKY- NATIVE RACES

References

  1. ↑ Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907. Available online.
  2. ↑ Swanton John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 Available online.

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. 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.
  • 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. 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 Available online.
  • Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. Available online
  • Swanton John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 Available online.
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