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Record Description
Record Type	Enrollment Applications and Allotments
Record Group	RG 75: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
Collection years	1911-1919
Microfilm Publication	M1343. Applications for Enrollment and Allotment of Washington Indians, 1911-1919. 6 rolls
Arrangement	Alphabetical by tribal name then by the name of the appplicant
National Archives Identifier	2124205
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What is in This Collection?

The collection consists of images of records created by Charles E. Roblin "Roblin Rolls of Non-Reservation Indians in Western Washington."during enrollment and adoption proceedings of Indian tribes for in Western Washington that were not on tribal census records. The records are from NARA microfilm publication M1343 and is part of Record Group 75 Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. It is arranged by tribal name claimed by the applicant then by name.

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• Ages
• Number of children in the family
• Occupation
• Other biographical details about the family or individuals such as migrations
• Tribal affiliation
• Religious affiliation
• General information about the tribe

Collection Content

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Research Helps

The following articles will help you research your family in the state of Washington.

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• Washington Research Tips and Strategies
• Step-by-Step Research: 1850-1907 | 1907-Present

Other FamilySearch Collections

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FamilySearch Catalog

• Washington (State). Office of the Secretary of State. Indians in Washington : Indian tribes and reservations in Washington Seattle, Wash. : Shorey Book Store, 1970.
• George Gibbs. Indian tribes of Washington Territory Fairfield, Washington : Ye Galleon Press, 1972
• Washington, applications for enrollment and adoption of Washington Indians, 1911-1919
• U.S. Office of Indian Affairs. (Charles E. Roblin.) Records concerning applications for adoption by the Quinaielt Indians, 1910-1919
• U.S. Burau of Indian Affairs. Indian census rolls, Cushman, 1910-1920
• United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Taholah Agency. Miscellaneous records, 1883-1946
• United States. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Taholah Agency. Birth and death records, 1894-1948
• Bureau of Indian Affairs. Taholah Agency. Census lists, 1928-1942
• Bureau of Indian Affairs. Taholah Agency. Student records, 1913-1949

FamilySearch Historical Records

• United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940

FamilySearch Digital Library

• Edward E. Hill, comp. Preliminary inventory of the records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, record group 75. 2 volumes. Washington, D.C. : National Archives & Records Administration, 1965

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